What Are Traits?

Emily Sohn

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Some birds are red. Other birds are black. The leaves of an oak tree are a different shape from the leaves of a maple tree. Colour and shape are just a few types of traits in nature. Let's investigate traits to learn more!

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 28 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781398225398
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Science Enquiry
What Are TRAITS?
Emily Sohn
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CONTENTS
A TRAIT INVESTIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
HOW DO PLANTS PASS ALONG TRAITS? . . . . . . . 10
ARE ALL TRAITS INHERITED? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DO TRAITS DESCRIBE LOOKS ONLY? . . . . . . . . . . 20
HOW DO HEREDITY AND LEARNINGWORK TOGETHER? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROMYOUR TRAITS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIND OUT MORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Words in bold are in the glossary.