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What does the term 'genotype' refer to?

Having different alleles for a trait
Organisms inherited genes
Having identical alleles for a trait
Alleles for the genes that are neither dominant nor recessive

The correct answer is: Organisms inherited genes

The term 'genotype' specifically refers to the genetic makeup of an organism, which includes all the specific alleles inherited from its parents. This encompasses the full set of genes and their variations that can influence traits. Understanding genotype is crucial as it serves as the foundation for how traits are expressed and inherited in organisms. This genetic information plays a key role in determining the organism's characteristics, alongside environmental factors. The other options describe specific aspects or variations of alleles but do not encompass the broad definition of genotype. For instance, having different alleles for a trait speaks to a particular heterozygous condition, whereas having identical alleles refers to a homozygous condition. Both are important concepts but are subsets of the larger idea of genotypic composition. The mention of alleles that are neither dominant nor recessive addresses a specific interaction between alleles but does not capture the complete definition of genotype.