What are traits come from genes?

Traits come from genes because genes are like recipe cards that tell our body how to build certain features.

Imagine you have a toy box full of building blocks, each block is like a gene. These blocks help make different parts of your toys, just like genes help make different traits in your body, such as eye color or height.

Each person gets half their blocks from their mom and half from their dad. So, when you put the blocks together, it's like mixing two sets of instructions, one from each parent. This mix decides what kind of toy (or person) you become.

For example, if your mom has a red block for eyes and your dad has a blue block for eyes, you might get both and end up with green eyes! That’s how traits like eye color come from the genes in your family.

Once all the blocks (or genes) are put together, that's when you see the finished toy, or yourself. Your hair color, height, and even how you laugh can be shaped by the special instructions found in genes. It’s like having a secret recipe that helps make you unique!