Question

What is the difference between genotype and phenotype

Answer 1

Answer:

• person’s genotype is their unique sequence of DNA. More specifically, this term is used to refer to the two alleles a person has inherited for a particular gene. Phenotype is the detectable expression of this genotype – a patient’s clinical presentation.

Explanation:

person’s phenotype results from the interaction between their genotype and their environment.

The connection between genotype and phenotype is not always clear-cut. This means that you may encounter disparities between your patient’s genomic test result and their clinical presentation. Similarly, the phenotype of patients with a given genetic condition may vary greatly even within families.