1. Inherited Trait:
Example: The ability to roll your tongue upwards is an inherited trait.
An inherited trait is a characteristic passed from the male and female parents to the offspring or child through genes.

2. Acquired Trait:
An example of an acquired trait is when someone dyes their hair a different color.
An acquired trait, is a trait that is developed during an organism’s lifetime and is not inherited by its offspring.

3. A gene is a section of D.N.A. that codes for a trait.
An example of a gene is that gene that codes for proteins that make hair color brown.
A gene is a section of D.N.A. that codes for a trait.