TRAITS
There are many factors that determine an offsprings genotypes. A parents DNA for a particular trait like height, hair color, and eye color will influence their child's genetic makeup. This is due to their dominant and recessive traits.
In genetics we use capital letters to identify dominant alleles. (T)
In genetics we use lowercase letters to identify recessive alleles. (t)
Think of a few dominant and recessive traits, and then click on the link below to see if they are listed.
Click this link to see examples of dominate and recessive traits.