WHERE DO TRAITS COME FROM?<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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HERITABLE TRAITS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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- HERITABLE traits are passed from parents to offspring through chromosomes.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- OFFSPRING inherit half of their trait information from one parent and half from the other<\/strong>, so an individual’s inherited traits tend to be similar to their parents.\n
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- People can also pass these traits onto their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Physical traits like body structures and instinctual behaviors are often heritable. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\nACQUIRED TRAITS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n- \n
- ACQUIRED traits are learned or received from the environment.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Because these traits come from an individual’s surroundings, they can differ greatly from one’s parents.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Learned behaviors, injuries, personal choices and body modifications are all acquired traits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Acquired traits can often be changed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nCan you categorize the examples as HERITABLE or ACQUIRED?<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"24](\"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/animal-eyes-640x480.jpg\" "\\"eye")
<\/a><\/div><\/div> - Because these traits come from an individual’s surroundings, they can differ greatly from one’s parents.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- ACQUIRED traits are learned or received from the environment.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- OFFSPRING inherit half of their trait information from one parent and half from the other<\/strong>, so an individual’s inherited traits tend to be similar to their parents.\n
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