PHENOTYPE AND GENOTYPE

• THE GENOTYPE REFERS TO THE GENES THAT UNDERLIE A TRAIT.

• THE PHENOTYPE REFERS TO THE EXPRESSION OF THAT TRAIT THAT IS SELECTED BY EVOLUTION (NATURAL SELECTION).

• THEREFORE, GENES ARE SELECTED BY PROXY, THAT IS, VIA THE PHENOTYPE.

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