variation Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
what is variation?
A
differences within a population
2
Q
what is a phenotype?
A
observable characteristics of an organism due to genotype and environmental factors
3
Q
what is a genotype?
A
genetic makeup of an organism
all of the alleles that an organism carries on its chromosomes
4
Q
what does interspecific mean?
A
different species
5
Q
what does intraspecifc mean?
A
within the same species
6
Q
what is a species?
A
a species is a group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
