Genotypes and phenotypes are important ideas in genetics.
Genotype: This is the genetic version of an organism. It includes the alleles that come from its parents. For example, an individual can be homozygous, which means having the same alleles like ( or ), or heterozygous, which means having different alleles like ().
Phenotype: This is what you can see. It refers to the traits or features that appear because of the genotype. These traits can also be affected by the environment.
Research shows that when dominant alleles are mixed with homozygous recessive alleles, of the offspring will show the dominant traits. For example, if you cross () with (), you would get of the offspring as ().
By understanding how genotypes and phenotypes work together, we can learn how traits are passed down and why there is variety in different groups of organisms.
Genotypes and phenotypes are important ideas in genetics.
Genotype: This is the genetic version of an organism. It includes the alleles that come from its parents. For example, an individual can be homozygous, which means having the same alleles like ( or ), or heterozygous, which means having different alleles like ().
Phenotype: This is what you can see. It refers to the traits or features that appear because of the genotype. These traits can also be affected by the environment.
Research shows that when dominant alleles are mixed with homozygous recessive alleles, of the offspring will show the dominant traits. For example, if you cross () with (), you would get of the offspring as ().
By understanding how genotypes and phenotypes work together, we can learn how traits are passed down and why there is variety in different groups of organisms.