| A | B |
|---|
| acquired traits | scars, length of hair, loves to read |
| inherited traits | eye color, nose shape, widow's peak hairline |
| heredity | The study of how you are a blend of your parents. |
| Gregor Mendel | The father of genetics |
| recessive traits | a gene that is weaker than the corresponding gene |
| dominant traits | a gene that overrides like the gene for dark hair |
| adaptation | natural biological process that helps animals and plants cope better than others of their species. |
| genetics | the branch of science that studies traits |
| acquired traits | learned behaviors, colored hair, scars |
| inherited traits | passed down from parent to child like dimples, hitchhiker's thumb |
