Mastering Genetics with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Essentials of Genetics (9th Edition)
Mastering Genetics with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Essentials of Genetics (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134189994
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino
Publisher: PEARSON
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The definition of genotype and phenotype, their relation with each other, and the importance of “alleles” term.

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Genotype is the genetic constitution of an organism that influences its physical features that are collectively termed as the phenotype of an organism. Genotype and phenotype are related to each other in a way that the latter is influenced by the previous one. Alleles are the different copies of the same gene.

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