Question

Choose the correct answer from each of the four given options :
What is the genetic makeup of an organism termed as?

[1 Mark]

• A. Phenotype
• B. Genotype
• C. Allele
• D. Allosomes

Answer 1

The correct option is B Genotype

A genotype is a genetic arrangement that makes up the traits that an organism inherited from its parents. For an individual's genetic makeup for height, there is a tall variety (T) and a short variety (t). T and t are called alleles. The combination of these determines the height.