Why do you think studying heredity is important?

Can you predict genotype outcome of an offspring? Explain.

How are genotype and phenotype alike? Different?

1) The study of heredity is important to determine which traits or characteristics will be passed on from parent to children. It helps us to determine the probability or chance of a disease to occur in children.

2) Yes, we can predict the genotype outcome of an offspring if we have an idea about the genome of the parents. We determine the genotype of the parents and can known about the genotype of the children by constructing a punnet square.

3) The genotype and phenotype are alike by the fact that the genotype will be responsible for developing a particular phenotype. They are different because genotype reflects the genetic makeup of the person. Phenotype reflects the physical characteristics or traits of a person.