It is similar to the term phenotype which is the observable traits of an organism - influenced by its genome and the environment.

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Like many traits of behavior and temperament, ADD is genetically influenced, but not genetically determined.

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Darwin's observation that species evolve over the course of generations through the natural selection of favourable traits has become a central pillar of biological thinking and has influenced many other fields of scientific endeavour.

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