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[[Image:250px-Coquina variation3.jpg|thumb|Individuals in the mollusk species ''Donax variabilis'' show diverse coloration and patterning in their phenotypes.
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Latest revision as of 07:27, 28 September 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

  1. Lawrence, E. (2005). Henderson’s dictionary of biology. Pearson Education Limited, 13th ed., Harlow. 748 p.
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype