Question

Which of the following characters are not acquired?

• A. Body weight
• B. Body colour
• C. Height
• D. Eye colour

Answer 1

The correct option is A Body weight

The characters or the traits are the properties which are expressed by the person and can be observed in the phenotype. The characters are inherited from one generation to the next generation. The traits which are acquired in the lifetime cannot be inherited to the next generation. Increase in the body weight is an acquired character which depends on the lifestyle of the person. These characters are not inherited. There are genes which control height, eye colour and body colour which can be inherited.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.