Match the statement with the correct term. When a characteristic is subject to a range in severity or degree of expression in the phenotype. When individuals have a genotype that specifies a particular phenotype but that phenotype does not develop. When an environmentally caused phenotype mimics one that has a genetic basis. When the same phenotype/disease can be caused by different genes. A. Incomplete penetrance B. Phenocopy C. Genetic heterogeneity D. Variable expressivity

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Rory Cantrell

6 July, 17:42

Match the statement with the correct term. When a characteristic is subject to a range in severity or degree of expression in the phenotype. When individuals have a genotype that specifies a particular phenotype but that phenotype does not develop. When an environmentally caused phenotype mimics one that has a genetic basis. When the same phenotype/disease can be caused by different genes. A. Incomplete penetrance B. Phenocopy C. Genetic heterogeneity D. Variable expressivity

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Annabel Villa · Answer 1

Variable expressivity, Incomplete penetrance, Phenocopy, Genetic heterogeneity

Explanation:

Phenocopy: When an environmentally caused phenotype mimics one that has a genetic basis. The variation in phenotype caused by environmental conditions exists in such a way that the organism's phenotype matches a phenotype which is determined by genetic factors.

Variable expressivity: When a characteristic is subject to a range in severity or degree of expression in the phenotype.

Genetic heterogeneity: When the same phenotype/disease can be caused by different genes.

Incomplete penetrance: When individuals have a genotype that specifies a particular phenotype but that phenotype does not develop.