Tropism
It is a biological phenomenon, indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism. This is usually a plant in response to the environmental stimulus. This response is dependent on the direction of the stimulus. The stimulus must be perceived first, followed by movement towards or away to the stimulus. There are various types of tropism which are chemotropism, exotropism, geotropism and electrotropism.
Answer:
Protein - WHITE
Gene - <em>white (italics)</em>
Phenotype - white
Explanation:
Usually, in genetics, to make it clearer whether the gene, protein, phenotype, mutation, etc. are being talked about, different styles are used. These actually differ between different organisms which makes it even more confusing!
Usually, the gene name is denoted in italics, and the protein is in capital letters. The phenotype is always written as normal.