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What are some phenotypes found in turkeys that might help protect them from their predator

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A Phenotype is a set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. So some phenotypes a turkey can use to protect himself are

turkeys may kick with their legs, using the spurs on their back of the legs as a weapon, bite with their beak and ram with their relatively large bodies and may be able to deter predators up to the size of mid-sized mammals.

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