For example, when a hybrid inherits traits from its parents that are not fully compatible, fitness can be reduced.
People can inherit mismatched traits such as jaw size and tooth size.
If humans share a common evolutionary history with the other animals, it is likely that we inherit mental traits from our evolution.
Jaw and tooth size are inherited traits that can cause too much or too little room for the teeth.
By the fifth season, a more mature Andrew has inherited traits that he once ridiculed his mother for having, such as blunt sarcasm.
Later on the focus was turned to more complex traits - quantitatively inherited traits with high environmental influence.
Inherited behavioral traits have been honed by natural selection.
Species inherit traits, which are then passed on to descendants.
The fact that living things inherit traits from their parents has been used since prehistoric times to improve crop plants and animals through selective breeding.
Some people have inherited genetic traits that make certain foods taste disgusting.