inherited trait
Passed-down feature
An inherited trait is a characteristic passed from parent to offspring through genes.
Eye color, blood type, and height are inherited traits—determined by genetic information rather than environment or experience.
The term distinguishes what's encoded in DNA from acquired traits, which develop through learning or circumstance: Musical talent may be an inherited trait, but playing piano is learned.
- geneticRelating to heredity
- genetic codeCodon-to-amino-acid mapping rules
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- geneHereditary information unit
- dominant geneAllele expressed when present
DNA · chromosome · dominant · recessive gene · recessive · bloodline · ancestry · lineage · family tree · blood relative · mutation · offspring · phenotype · inborn · innate · familial · nature vs nurture · birthmark
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- dispositionsdisposition, predisposition, inclination, tendency, propensity
- Family Resemblancespitting image, identical twins, look-alike, family resemblance, takes after
- color blindnesscolor blindness, protanopia, deuteranopia, red-green blindness, daltonism
- Genetic Riskgenetic marker, genetic testing, genetic counseling, gene mutation, predisposition
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