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Inherited Trait
A characteristic passed from their parents to their offspring.
Dominant Trait
A trait that appears even if an organism has only one factor for the trait.
Recessive Trait
A trait that appears only if an organism has two factors for the trait.
Gene
The part of a chromosome that contains the DNA code for an inherited trait.