Describe the Relationship Between Genotype and Phenotype

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Essay

Describe the relationship between genotype and phenotype. How does this relationship bear on the nature/nurture controversy? How does it relate to the concept of heritability?

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Definitions:

Total Product Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between the total output produced by a firm and the quantity of a variable input for a given level of fixed input(s).

Average Product

The output produced per unit of a resource employed, calculated by dividing total product by the quantity of the resource used.

Labor

The application of human mental and physical endeavors in the manufacture of products and provision of services.

Fixed Input

Resource in production that cannot be changed in the short term, such as buildings and machinery.