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4. Analyze: Compare the offspring traits to the parent traits.

A. Which traits were passed from parents to offspring? __________________________

B. Which traits were not passed down? ______________________________________

Traits that are not passed down (not inherited) are called acquired traits.

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Answer: 4a. The transmission of characteristics from parents to offspring is called heredity, and the characteristics that are inherited can be predicted. 4b. An acquired characteristic is a non-heritable change in a function or structure of a living organism caused after birth by disease, injury, accident, deliberate modification, variation, repeated use, disuse, misuse, or other environmental influence. Acquired traits are synonymous with acquired characteristics.

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