genetic traits
/dʒəˈnɛtɪk treɪts/ · ge·net·ic traits
noun
- Characteristics of an organism that are determined by its DNA and passed from parents to offspring. Eye colour and blood type are classic examples of genetic traits.
Synonyms
heritable traitsinherited characteristicsgenetic characteristicsinherited traitsDNA traitsbiological traitsgenotypic traitsheredity traits
Antonyms
Did you know? The phrase “genetic traits” surged into popular usage after the Human Genome Project (completed in 2003) made the mapping of inherited characteristics a mainstream scientific story.