PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Question
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The genetic combination of alleles is called the
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genotype
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phenotype
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heterozygous
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homozygous
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Within an individual organism, the specific combination of alleles for a gene is known as the genotype of the organism, and (as mentioned above) the physical trait associated with that genotype is called the phenotype of the organism.
Detailed explanation-2: -At its broadest level, genotype includes the entire genetic constitution of an individual. It is often applied more narrowly to the set of alleles present at one or more specific loci.
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