Biology GCSE
Phenotype
What Phenotype means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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A characteristic of the organism, such as fur colour, enzyme activity or disease resistance, which changes only if the altered protein changes it.
The result of both genetic instructions and environmental conditions, influenced by the genome and by environmental factors.
The result of complex interactions between an organism's inherited genetic material and environmental influences.
The feature produced by the genotype, such as having extra fingers or toes with PP or Pp, or not with pp.
The observable characteristics of an organism, which result from the proteins produced by the alleles.
Topics that use Phenotype
- Genetic inheritance (AQA GCSE)
- Inherited disorders (AQA GCSE)
- Variation (AQA GCSE)
- Inheritance (OCR GCSE)
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