The term used to describe the actual genetic makeup of an organism is
A)phenotype
B)genotype
C)autosomal
D)dominant
E)recessive

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Genotype refers to the actual genetic makeup of an organism, including both dominant and recessive genes. Phenotype refers to the observable physical or behavioral characteristics of an organism resulting from its genotype and environment. Autosomal refers to chromosomes that are not the sex chromosomes (X and Y). Dominant and recessive refer to the expression of a trait when two different versions of a gene (alleles) are present.

The Term Used to Describe the Actual Genetic Makeup of an Organism