VocabularyUnit 4: Heredity

By: Charlie Samanta ,Caley ,Ethan, Jack,

Characteristics A distinguishing feature or quality

Inherited Derive (a quality, characteristics or

predispostion) genetically from one’s

TraitA characteristcs that an organism can pass on genes.

Offspring Children or young of a person,animal, or

plant

Inborn Inhereted, (adj) naturlly present at birth;

innate

Innate Existing from birth, inboren

Instinctive Behaviors Beahivers animals are born knowing

how to do

Learned Behaviors Actions and reactions that an animal

learns itself

Dominant Traits A trait that appears even if an organism

has only one factor for the trait.

Recessive Traits A trait that appears only if an organism

has two factors for the trait.

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