What Is a Trait?

What color are your eyes? Eye color is a trait, or characteristic. You have many traits. These traits make you you!

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Your traits are inherited from your parents. This means they are passed from parents to child.

Some traits come from your mom. Some traits come from your dad. You have a mix of traits. This mix is different from everyone else.

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Plants and animals have traits. Their traits come from their parents too!

What Do You Think?    What traits do you share with others?

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