AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fur color, pattern, and eye color all are inherited from the parents of an animal. These are not things he has learned or likes to do; these are traits that he was born with.

Detailed explanation-2: -When dogs breed, the mother and father each randomly contribute one allele from each locus, giving each allele a 50% chance of being passed on to the pups. One of the alleles at each locus is dominant and determines the traits, like coat color, portrayed in the dog.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals also inherit traits from their parents. Some common inherited characteristics are fur color, fur length, eye color, height, length of tail, ear shape, and patterns such as spots, stripes, or patches. A horse’s color, the color of the mane, and the horse’s height are all inherited characteristics.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, a puppy inherits four legs, two ears, and a tail from its parents. However, that same puppy may learn to fetch a paper and do tricks. This is an example of a inherited trait offspring learned behavior .

Detailed explanation-5: -How are Traits Passed from Parents to Offspring? A trait is a characteristic, such as color or size, that is inherited by an offspring from its parents. The genes that control a trait come in pairs, one gene from each parent. We represent these gene pairs by writing a combination of two letters.