Is the phenotype of an organism controlled by its genotype?

Answer 1

Yes. The phenotype is the actual appearance of an organism, whereas the genotype is the genes that organism is carrying.

Suppose a flower has two alleles for flower colour, red R and white r. Red is dominant over white.

There are three possible genotypes: RR, homozygous dominant, rr, homozygous recessive, and Rr, heterozygous

but only two phenotypes:red and white.

Both RR and Rr produce red flowers, and only rr produces white.

Note: A phenotype can be affected by multiple genes. Few traits are coded for by only one gene.

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Answer 2

Clara Atchley

Yes, the phenotype of an organism is controlled by its genotype. The genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an organism, including all the genes and alleles it possesses. These genes and alleles determine the traits and characteristics (phenotype) that the organism will exhibit.

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