Acquired vs. inherited traits
what is different and what is similar?
Inherited traits
What is the difference?
An acquired trait is something you learn to do.An inherited trait is a trait you receive from your biological parents.An example of an inherited trait it hair color.And and example of an acquired trait is learning how to play basketball.
eye color
My mom has brown eyes.
hair color
Both of my parents have brown hair.But my dad has darker hair than my mom and i also have darker hair than my mom.
height
My dad is 6 foot tall.Mom is 5 foot 5 inches.So i guess i'm kind of in between them.But i am 5 foot 3 inches.
Acquired traits
writing
I learned how to write.But my mom taught me!
Reading
I learned how to read.I learned from both of my parents.
Braiding hair
I learned to braid hair all on my own.I had a little help to make it look less messy but other than that I learned it be myself.