GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION
Question
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letter combination
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dominant gene
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recessive gene
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physical appearance
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term “phenotype” refers to the observable physical properties of an organism; these include the organism’s appearance, development, and behavior.
Detailed explanation-2: -Listen to pronunciation. (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-3: -phenotype, all the observable characteristics of an organism that result from the interaction of its genotype (total genetic inheritance) with the environment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Your phenotype or genotype are basically the letters given to the two alleles that make up your Alpha-1 gene. Your phenotype or genotype (e.g. ZZ, MZ, MS, etc.) is important because it can give you a general idea of how at risk you are.