Question

Rewrite and complete the following sentence by inserting the correct word in the space indicated.

Phenotype is the observable characteristic which is ............ controlled.

Answer 1

Phenotype-

1. The set of observable characteristics of individual results from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.
2. An organism's phenotype is determined by its genotype, which is the set of genes the organism carries, as well as by environmental influences upon these genes.

Hence, Phenotype is the observable characteristic that is genetically controlled.