Acquired characteristic — Science definition
A change during an organism's life, such as developed muscles or a scar, which does not alter gamete DNA and is therefore not inherited.
Where it is taught
- Inherited Traits, Environment & Mutation — Genes, Cell Division & Heredity, Life Science & Scientific Inquiry, Grade 7
In use
The distinction between an inherited change and an acquired characteristic turns on exactly that.
Inherited Traits, Environment & Mutation