Difference between revisions of "Phenotype"
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|definition= The visible or otherwise measurable physical and biochemical characteristics of an organism, resulting from the interaction of genotype and environment.<ref name="Hendersons"> Lawrence, E. (2005). ''Henderson’s dictionary of biology.'' Pearson Education Limited, 13th ed., Harlow. 748 p. </ref>}} | |definition= The visible or otherwise measurable physical and biochemical characteristics of an organism, resulting from the interaction of genotype and environment.<ref name="Hendersons"> Lawrence, E. (2005). ''Henderson’s dictionary of biology.'' Pearson Education Limited, 13th ed., Harlow. 748 p. </ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:22, 5 May 2009
Definition of Phenotype:
The visible or otherwise measurable physical and biochemical characteristics of an organism, resulting from the interaction of genotype and environment.[1]
This is the common definition for Phenotype, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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References
- ↑ Lawrence, E. (2005). Henderson’s dictionary of biology. Pearson Education Limited, 13th ed., Harlow. 748 p.
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype
