AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

THE PEDIGREE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Phenotype refers to the ____ of an individual
A
genetic makeup
B
physical appearance
C
recessive alleles
D
dominant alleles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phenotype refers to an individual’s observable traits, such as height, eye color and blood type. A person’s phenotype is determined by both their genomic makeup (genotype) and environmental factors.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -(FEE-noh-tipe) The observable characteristics in an individual resulting from the expression of genes; the clinical presentation of an individual with a particular genotype.

Detailed explanation-4: -Agenotypeis the genetic makeup of an individual organism. Biologists use the term genotype to distinguish from phenotype, which consists of the observable characteristics of an organism.

Detailed explanation-5: -The physical appearance of a character is called as phenotype. The genetic make of individual is called genotype.

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