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| − | The '''phenotype''' is the observable traits or characteristics of an [[organism]], for example hair color, weight, or the presence or absence of a [[disease]]. | + | The '''phenotype''' is the observable traits or characteristics of an [[organism]], for example hair color, weight, or the presence or absence of a [[disease]]. Differences in phenotype are caused by differences in genotype, but not all phenotypes necessarily have the same genotype. Organisms that contain a [[dominant allele]] and a [[recessive allele]] for a trait will have the same phenotype as an organism that has two of the same alleles for the dominant trait. |
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The phenotype is the observable traits or characteristics of an organism, for example hair color, weight, or the presence or absence of a disease. Differences in phenotype are caused by differences in genotype, but not all phenotypes necessarily have the same genotype. Organisms that contain a dominant allele and a recessive allele for a trait will have the same phenotype as an organism that has two of the same alleles for the dominant trait.