Phenotypic Trait

Phenotypic Trait

A trait is a distinct variant of a phenotypic character of an organism that may be inherited, be environmentally determined or be a combination of the two. For example, eye color is a character or abstraction of an attribute, while blue, brown and hazel are traits.

Read more about Phenotypic Trait:  Definition, Genetic Origin of Traits in Diploid Organisms, Mendelian Expression of Genes in Diploid Organisms, Biochemistry of Dominance and Extensions To Expression of Traits

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    “I am the family face;
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