Question

1. any characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through genes is called a (alleles / traits) 5. a is a segment of dna (found on a chro - that codes for a specific trait. in genetics genes are represented w - as dd, dd and dd. 6. today i learned... be specific and explain!

Explanation:

1. Traits are characteristics an organism can pass on to its offspring. Alleles are different forms of a gene.
2. Genes are segments of DNA on a chromosome that code for a specific trait.

Answer:

1. Trait
2. Gene