Genetics and Traits

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trait

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

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inherited traits

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Traits that are passed from parents to their offspring.

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acquired traits

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Skills that you learn to do or develop during your lifetime.

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instincts

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Knowing how to behave without being taught; a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking.

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learned behavior

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Not based on heredity but instead on experience and environment.

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heredity

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Passing of traits from parents to offspring.

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gene

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A segment of DNA that determines an organism's inherited traits.

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DNA

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A molecule found in the nucleus of a cell, carries and transfers genetic information.

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physical trait

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characteristics that are visible to others, such as height, facial structure, hair type, etc.

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behavior

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observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals