Question

Is ‘swimming’ an acquired trait or inherited trait?

Answer 1

Definition of Acquired trait:

• The acquired trait is the physical feature of an organism that develops because of the influence of the environment.

Definition of Inherited trait:

• The inherited trait is a characteristic that a child inherits (receives) from the parent/s. This trait is due to the gene/s of a person.

Swimming-an acquired trait:

• Acquired traits do not get passed to the offspring (next generation) from its parents as they are not associated with genetic variations.
• Swimming is an acquired trait, a skill that a person does not inherit or get from the parents.
• A person learns to swim and is, therefore, an acquired trait. This will not be passed on to the next generation as this is not controlled by the gene/s.