ACQUIRED and

INHERITEDTraits

Traits are defined as any observable feature of an organism .

They may ACQUIRED or INHERITED.

What are traits?

An acquired characteristic is a

non-heritable change in function of living biotic material caused after birth by disease, injury etc.

ACQUIRED TRAITS

Tanning of skin , it doesn’t causes any change in the germ cell of DNA and henceIs not passed onto next generation.

EXAMPLE OF ACQUIRED TRAIT

O Inherited traits are those which are inherited from parents. These usually include physical traits, including eye color, height, skin tone, hair color, and susceptibility to certain diseases like diabetes.

O DNA is the material responsible for inherited traits in human beings

INHERITED TRAITS

Some traits are both! Skin color is a combination trait:-

Inherited part: Receive genes for skin color from parents

Acquired part: Amount of time in the sun determines level of tan

*Earlobe:-In some people, the ends of the earlobes are attached to the skin on the neck while others have detached earlobes.

*DimplesThe presence of dimples has a dominant pattern of inheritance, which means that offspring will have dimples if they receive dominant alleles from both parents or inherit a dominant allele from either parent.

EXAMPLE OF INHERITED TRAIT

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AnshulArpnik

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