The visible characteristic in an organism is known as:(a) prototype      (b) stereotype      (c) phenotype      (d) genotype

Correct Answer: (c) phenotype

Explanation:

The visible characteristics of an organism is known as the phenotype.

Invisible characteristics of an organism that are stored only in genes are genotype.

For example: TT denotes tallness while tt denotes dwarf plant.

Thus, TT and tt is genotype; Tallness and dwarf characteristics are phenotype of plant.

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Updated on: 21-Mar-2023

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