When two different genotypes produce the same phenotype due to environmental difference, then each one is known as
A
Phenotype
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B
Phenocopy
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C
Progeny
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D
Independent offspring
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Solution
The correct option is B Phenocopy Phenotype: A phenotype that is not genetically controlled but looks like a genetically controlled phenotype. An environmentally induced phenotype that resembles the phenotype produced by a mutation. It can also be defined as an environmentally induced phenotype mimicking one usually produced by a specific genotype.