Genotype

Genotype

A genotype is the complete set of genes that an organism inherits from its parents. It provides the genetic instructions for traits such as eye color, hair texture, and susceptibility to certain diseases. Genes come in different forms called alleles, which can be dominant or recessive. A dominant allele only needs...

Genotype is the combination of alleles, different versions of the same gene, inherited from each parent.

For example, height in a pea plant is determined by two alleles. One is a dominant allele represented by an uppercase T, and the other is a recessive allele represented by a lowercase t.

When both alleles are the same, the organ...