Phenotypic Trait
A trait is a distinct variant of a phenotypic character of an organism that may be inherited, be environmentally determined or be a combination of the two. For example, eye color is a character or abstraction of an attribute, while blue, brown and hazel are traits.
Read more about Phenotypic Trait: Definition, Genetic Origin of Traits in Diploid Organisms, Mendelian Expression of Genes in Diploid Organisms, Biochemistry of Dominance and Extensions To Expression of Traits
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“Powerful men in particular suffer from the delusion that human beings have no memories. I would go so far as to say that the distinguishing trait of powerful men is the psychotic certainty that people forget acts of infamy as easily as their parents’ birthdays.”
—Stephen Vizinczey (b. 1933)