DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2001

  • question_answer
    Externally  observable  characters  of an individual are called :

    A)  phenotype     

    B)  genotype

    C)  homozygous   

    D)  heterozygous

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Externally observable characters of an individual are called phenotypes. Phenotype represents feature which are produced by interaction    between    genotype    and environment. Genotype is the genetic makeup or constitution of an individual, with reference to the traits under consideration. The organism having two similar genes for a particular character in a homologous pair of chromosomes is known as homozygous. An individual containing both dominant and recessive genes or traits or characters of a allelic pair is known as heterozygous.


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