Inherited Characteristics in Animals and Examples
Inherited Characteristics in Animals
Introduction:
Do you look more like your mom or more like your dad? Why do grandchildren sometimes look just like their grandparents? It all depends on inherited traits, which are passed down from generation to generation.
Just like plants, human and animal kids usually look like their parents too.
Explanation of Inheritance
Parents and children have similar traits or characteristics because parents pass traits down to their children.
The transfer of characteristics from parents to their children is known as inheritance.
You might have noticed that family members look similar, even though they’re not identical. This is due to inheritance.
Inherited Traits
Inheritance refers to the physical features that are passed from parents to children. For example, the daughter has the same hair colour as her mother.
Traits like eye colour, hair colour, skin tone, and height are transferred from parent to child. These are called inherited traits or characteristics. These traits are possessed before birth.
Just like humans, animal kids usually look like their parents too. For example, the puppy has the same fur colour, pattern, and eye colour as its parents.
- Fur colour
- Pattern
- Eye colour
These traits are all inherited from the parents of an animal. These traits are not things he has learned or likes to do; these are traits that he was born with.
Examples of Inherited Traits in Animals
- Fur colour
- Fur length
- Height
- Length
- Patterns such as spots, stripes, or patches
- Shape of eyes, ears, nose, body
Activity
These kittens are siblings. How can someone tell they are related?
The kittens have the following:
- Same body shape
- Similar eye colours and shape
- Same fur colour
Their parents have passed these traits down, so they are probably similar-looking adult cats.
What are Some Inherited Traits in Animals?
1. A tiger has stripes.
2. A giraffe has a long neck.
3. An elephant has a trunk.
4. A zebra has stripes.
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