Question

question 5
1 pts
in which of the following situations would it become nearly impossible to predict the phenotype of an individual with a known genotype?
the environment affects the phenotype.
the genotype of the parents is unknown.
the genotype of offspring is unknown.
you should always be able to predict the phenotype if you know the genotype.

Explanation:

Phenotype is the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an organism. It is determined not only by genotype but also by environmental factors. When the environment affects the phenotype, it becomes difficult to predict the phenotype just based on genotype as the environmental - related influences are variable and often hard - to - quantify. The genotype of parents or offspring is not relevant to predicting phenotype from a known genotype.

Answer:

The environment affects the phenotype.