PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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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: -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 genotype is a set of genes in DNA responsible for unique traits or characteristics, while the phenotype is the physical appearance or characteristic of an organism.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is C. Phenotype. A phenotype is the composite of an organism’s observable characteristics or traits, such as its morphology, development, biochemical or physiological properties, phenology, behavior, and products of behavior.
Detailed explanation-4: -The genes that you have in your body right now make up your genotype. This genotype then determines your physical appearance, which is called your phenotype.
Detailed explanation-5: -(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.