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Inherited trait
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A characteristic passed from parents to their offspring.
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I have blue eyes just like my dad.
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Dominant trait
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A trait that appears even if an organism has only one factor for the trait.
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I can fold my tongue just like my papa.
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Recessive trait
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A trait that appears only if a organism has two factors for the trait.
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I have brown hair like my mama.
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Gene
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The part of a chromosome that contains the DNA code for an inherited trait.
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Genes are really small.
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Instinct
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A behavior that an organism inherits.
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It's instinct to breath.
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Learned behavior
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A behavior that an animal acquires through experience.
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My dog knows how to sit thanks to his learned behavior.
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Environment
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All the living and the nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.
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The environment I live in is quite.
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