trait (biology)

This article refers to traits in biology. For other uses of the term, see traitIn biology, a character is an attribute of an organism that allows it to be compared with another. In genetics this refers to heritable features which can exist in more than one state. A trait is a distinct phenotypic character of an organism that may be inherited, environmentally determined or somewhere in between. For example, eye color is a character, while blue, brown and hazel are traits.
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