Phenotype The observed properties or outward appearance of a trait. The physical expression of the genes (alleles). This contrasts with genotype , which is an organism’s genetic composition. The phenotype results from the

mutation expressed in a phenotype and the adaptivity of that phenotype to a changing environment. In either case, even when statistical methods are used, they are used for practical purposes and do not indicate ontological indeterminism;

may alter an organism’s phenotype , giving it greater or lesser advantage in the process of natural selection . Related Topics: Genetics Search for Genetic Mutations

plant with genotype g ... phenotype will screen off any intrinsic property of the gene (or the genotype) from its level of reproductive success.’ Or as Brian Goodwin colourfully puts it: ‘As the spots disappear, so does