Phenotype At Biology Glossary
What is it? The appearance or other observable characteristics of an organism. The phenotype expressed by an organism depends upon the particular forms of its genes (e.g. its wild-type or mutant alleles) and the environmental conditions.Bio Definition Added By: Adam
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