Traits that are inherited are referred to as heritable/genetic traits. Those that are as a result of external factors are referred to as non-heritable traits.
Traits refer to the physical attributes of living organisms.
Many attributes of organisms are inherited from their parents. Such traits have genes behind them and are known as genetic or heritable traits.
Some traits of organisms are acquired as a result of the influence of the environment in which they live. Such traits cannot be passed to the next generation and are therefore known as non-genetic or non-heritable traits.
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