an observable characteristics determined by genes
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Phenotype
A phenotype is an individual's observable traits, such as height, eye color, and blood type. The genetic contribution to the phenotype is called the genotype. Some traits are largely determined by the genotype, while other traits are largely determined by environmental factors.
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The observable traits expressed by an organism are referred to as its phenotype.
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- An organism's underlying genetic makeup consisting of both physically visible and non expressed alleles is called its genotype.
- Physical traits are observable characteristics determined by specific segments of DNA called genes.
- Most genes have two or more variations called alleles.
- The term phenotype refers to the observable physical properties of an organism these include the organism's appearance development and behavior.
- An organism's phenotype is determined by its genotype which is the set of genes the organism carries as well as by environmental influences upon these genes.
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