Differentiate between inherited and acquired characters. Give one example for each type.

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Inherited characters refer to those characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring.
Acquired characters refer to those characters that are non-inheritable and acquired after birth.
Inherited characters Acquired characters
Transmitted from parents to offspring. Not transmitted from parents to offspring.
It changes genotype as well as phenotype. It changes only phenotype.
Examples include eye color, hair color, etc. Examples include loss of a finger in an accident or obesity.

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Inherited characters	Acquired characters
Transmitted from parents to offspring.	Not transmitted from parents to offspring.
It changes genotype as well as phenotype.	It changes only phenotype.
Examples include eye color, hair color, etc.	Examples include loss of a finger in an accident or obesity.