Question

How do the terms genotype and phenotype relate?(1 point)
Responses

An organism’s genotype leads to its phenotype.
An organism’s genotype leads to its phenotype.

Both are terms for observable traits.
Both are terms for observable traits.

An organism’s phenotype leads to its genotype.
An organism’s phenotype leads to its genotype.

Both are sets of alleles that define traits.

1 answer

The correct response is: An organism’s genotype leads to its phenotype.

The genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an organism, specifically the alleles it possesses, while the phenotype refers to the observable physical and physiological traits that result from the expression of the genotype, along with the influence of the environment.