What is the term for the observable characteristics of a plant that are influenced by its genetic makeup?
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What is the term for the observable characteristics of a plant that are influenced by its genetic makeup?
Genotype
Phenotype
Allele
Chromosome
Phenotype refers to the observable characteristics of an organism, which are influenced by its genotype and environment.
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Q: What is the term for the observable characteristics of a plant that are influenced by its genetic makeup?
Solution: Phenotype refers to the observable characteristics of an organism, which are influenced by its genotype and environment.
Steps: 3
Step 1: Understand that every living thing has traits or characteristics that we can see.
Step 2: Know that these traits are influenced by two main factors: genetics (what the organism inherits from its parents) and the environment (where it lives and how it grows).
Step 3: The term used to describe the visible traits of an organism that come from its genetics and environment is called 'phenotype'.
