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Phenotype, a la Shmoop. Phenotype is the set of observable traits [guy gives girl flowers]

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an individual has, like height or eye color. Genotype is, quite simply, what genes you [guy runs away with a pair of jeans]

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have.

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So… don’t count the ones you’ve given to Goodwill.

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But even though organisms may share genes…[two penguins fight over a strand of DNA]

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… they’re not always expressed in the same way.

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Think about twins. Haven’t you noticed that one is always good

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and one is always evil? [good twin holds flower, evil one a bomb]

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This is because genes don’t have the final word on the traits of an organism [girl carries basket of vegetables and then falls]

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The environment also affects the expression of genes and the characteristics of that individual. [mutated him and dog walking around toxic waste]

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This list of traits is called a phenotype. So… if you cloned Genghis Khan today, he

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might not become a marauding warrior. He might be a barista.

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If he gets your name wrong on your cup, probably best not to

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correct him. [sword chops coffee in half]

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