Sasha has blue eyes and Hans has gray eyes. Their son, Antonio, received the genetic information for eye color from both of his parents, even though you cannot determine Antonio's actual genetic makeup from the color of his eyes. Antonio's actual genetic information is known as his __________.

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The underlying combination of genetic material present in an organism, but not necessarily visible, is known as the genotype. In this example, despite the color of Antonio's eyes (his phenotype), we do not know the actual genetic information (genotype).

Sasha Has Blue Eyes and Hans Has Gray Eyes