Trait

Eye color is trait.

A trait is an observable feature of an organism. A genotype genetically determines the outcome of the trait and the phenotype physically displays it. The information is contained in the DNA, which can then either follow the processes of transcription and translation by transferring to mRNA, base-pairing, and forming protein molecules or it can travel from cell to cell. The final products of the cells are released into the tissues and affect the makeup of the organism. Examples: eye color, hair color, and body shape.