Children pass inherited traits to their parents.

Where you get your genes from

A fly has one gene for purple eyes and one gene for green eyes. The gene for green eyes is recessive. What color eyes does the fly have?

Characteristics of people

List two inherited traits

A trait can only be learned.

Which traits would not be passed on through a living thing's genes?
A. A hooked beak
B. a broken wing
C. detached earlobes
D. rolled tongue

When the environment affects a trait, it is called a

Offspring

List two learned traits

A gene carries an inherited trait.

An example of an inherited trait

How many chromosomes does a human cell have?

The differences among people and things

A trait produces a gene.

An example of a learned behavior

How is information about inherited traits stored?

The passing of genes from parents to offspring

The passing of genes from parents to offspring to called offspring

Traits that are determined by an organism's environment

How are inherited traits and learned traits different?

When you are born with qualities passed to you from your parents, it is called an