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Which of the following is a correct definition of genotype?

A. The expression of one of your parents traits.
B. A strand of DNA made up of multiple mutations.
C. The physical expression of a gene.
D. The set of genes in our DNA which is responsible for a particular trait.

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The answer is D , genotype refers to the genetic makeup of an organism in other words it describes an organisms complete set of genes. In a more narrow sense the term can be used to refer to alleles or variant forms of a gene that are carried by an organism.
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Answer:

D

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