Definition
noun, plural: inherited traits
A trait or character that is genetically inherited or passed down from generation to generation.
Supplement
Examples of inherited traits:
- dimples
- Hitchhiker’s thumb versus regular thumb
- tongue rolling
- longer second toe than big toe (or vice versa)
- left-thumbed or right-thumbed when interlocking fingers
- earlobes as either attached or unattached
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