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When two different genotypes produce the same phenotype due to environmental difference, then each one is known as

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Phenotype
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Phenocopy
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Progeny
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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.

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