PHENOTYPE

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 . Phenotypes result from the expression of an organism's genes as well as the influence of environmental factors and the interactions between the two. When two or more clearly different phenotypes exist in the same population of a species, it is called polymorph.

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phenotype

Noun

  1. The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
  1. Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological, developmental, biochemical or physiological properties, or its behavior.

Verb

  1. To evaluate or classify based on phenotype


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