2007-02-22 14:44:17 · 5 answers · asked by stephen l 1 in Environment
A genotype is the genes. The stuff you can't see.
The phenotype is the physical characteristics. The stuff you can see.
For example, if a "pure" white mouse (bb) mated with a "pure" black mouse (BB), they offspring would be a "hybrid" black mouse (Bb).
The mouse's phenotype is black.
The mouse's genotype is Bb.
The way to remember it is that the GENOtype describes your GENES, and the PHenotype describes your PHysical characteristics.
2007-02-22 14:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by Patty F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your genotype is the combination of recessive and dominant alleles-like when one does a punnet square. In simple mendelian genetics XY x XX= XX, XY, XX, XY. Those are the genotypes of male vs female. The phenotype would be what is actually observed. In this case it would be two males and two females.
2007-02-22 22:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by B H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the genotypee is the combination of alleles that you cannot see. The phenotype is the physical appearance. You can remember because PHenotype and PHysical appearance. Works great for me!
2007-02-22 22:47:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
genotype is your allelic makeup (heterozygous, homozygous dominant or recessive)
Phenotype is your appearance (e.g., purple or white)
2007-02-22 22:47:19 · answer #4 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
genotype would be hair and phenotype would be brown hair
2007-02-22 22:47:23 · answer #5 · answered by notre1842dame 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋