Meaning & use
phenotype
The observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism, resulting from its genes and environment.
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Eye color is one visible phenotype determined by a combination of several genes.
Two plants with the same genotype can display a different phenotype depending on soil conditions.
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Phenotype contrasts with genotype: genotype is the genetic code itself, while phenotype is how that code is actually expressed.
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