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Environmental Impact on Genotype Expression

This document discusses how environmental factors can influence the expression of an organism's genotype and produce phenotypic changes. It provides several examples: flower color in hydrangeas depends on soil pH; arctic fox fur color changes seasonally; reptile sex is determined by egg incubation temperature; plant hairs increase in response to herbivory; bacteria respond to lactose; animals increase melanin in response to UV exposure. The document emphasizes that environmental influences can affect traits both directly and indirectly, and that organisms adapt flexibly to their local environments through alterations in their genomes.

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Environmental Impact on Genotype Expression

This document discusses how environmental factors can influence the expression of an organism's genotype and produce phenotypic changes. It provides several examples: flower color in hydrangeas depends on soil pH; arctic fox fur color changes seasonally; reptile sex is determined by egg incubation temperature; plant hairs increase in response to herbivory; bacteria respond to lactose; animals increase melanin in response to UV exposure. The document emphasizes that environmental influences can affect traits both directly and indirectly, and that organisms adapt flexibly to their local environments through alterations in their genomes.

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4.C.

2 Genotype Expression

Environmental factors influence the


expression of the genotype in an
organism.
Environmental factors influence many traits
both directly and indirectly.
Height and weight in humans is
affected by nutrition.
Purple Blue
Pink Hydrangea
Hydrangea Hydrangea

alkaline soil pH 7 soil acidic soil

Flower color based on soil pH


Seasonal fur color in arctic animals, such as
the arctic fox.
Some reptiles experience temperature-
dependent sex determination (TSD) in
which the temperature during a critical
period of embryonic development
determines whether an egg develops as
male or female.
Density of plant hairs increases as a fun
of herbivory.
Effect of adding lactose to a Lac + bacterial
culture
Effect of increased UV on melanin
production in animals
An organism’s adaptation to the local
environment reflects a flexible response of
its genome.
Darker fur in cooler regions of the body
in certain mammal species
Alterations in timing of flowering due
to climate changes
Learning Objectives:
LO 4.23 The student is able to construct
explanations of the influence of
environmental factors on the phenotype of an
organism. [See SP 6.2]

LO 4.24 The student is able to predict the effects


of a change in an environmental factor on the
genotypic expression of the phenotype. [See
SP 6.4]

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