Despite its seemingly straightforward definition, the concept of the phenotype has hidden subtleties. It may seem that anything dependent … See more

Phenotypes are determined by an interaction of genes and the environment, but the mechanism for each gene and phenotype is … See more

Large-scale genetic screens can identify the genes or mutations that affect the phenotype of an organism. Analyzing the phenotypes of … See more

• Bioinformatics
• Ecotype
• Endophenotype
• Genotype–phenotype distinction See more

Phenotypic variation (due to underlying heritable genetic variation) is a fundamental prerequisite for evolution by natural selection See more

Although a phenotype is the ensemble of observable characteristics displayed by an organism, the word phenome is sometimes used to refer to a … See more

The RNA world is the hypothesized pre-cellular stage in the evolutionary history of life on earth, in which self-replicating RNA molecules … See more