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Phenotype

A phenotype refers to the characteristics of an organism other than the genotype; including appearance, behavior, and biochemical features of proteins.



Definitions in the literature

  • An individual's observable traits [1].
  • the physical characteristics of an organism; can be defined as outward appearance (such as flower color), as behavior, or in molecular terms (such as glycoproteins on red blood cells) [2].