Article
The genetic contribution to the phenotype.
Human genetics - 1 Feb 1995
Wolf U
Abstract excerpt
The phenotype is the result of ontogenetic development. This holds true also at the molecular level, because molecular biological processes take place within the organism. In ontogenesis, genetic and nongenetic factors interact in producing successive states, each of which is the prerequisite, and determines the conditions, for the next one to follow. In this interplay, genes are a necessary, but not sufficient,...
Topics
- Genotype
- Humans
- Phenotype