SCIENCE: RELATE GENOTYPES AND PHENOTYPES, QUICK TEST, UNIT 4 GENETICS, 4-LESSON.

Question

HOW DO THE TERMS GENOTYPE AND PHENOTYPE RELATE?
1. BOTH ARE TERMS FOR OBGSERVABLE TRAITS.
2. AN ORGANISM'S GENOTYPE LEADS TO ITS PHENOTYPE.
3. AN ORGANISM'S PHENOTYPE LEADS TO ITS GENOTYPE.
4. BOTH ARE SETS OF ALLELES THAT DEFINE TRAITS.

Answer 1

2. AN ORGANISM'S GENOTYPE LEADS TO ITS PHENOTYPE.

The genotype of an organism refers to the specific combination of alleles that an organism carries for a particular trait. This genotype then determines the physical characteristics or traits that are expressed in the organism, known as its phenotype. In other words, the genotype directly influences the phenotype of an organism.