Question

If your mother has pierced ears, will you inherit the trait? If not, why?

Answer 1

In India almost all the girls have their ears pierced still we never see any girl born with her ears pierced already. It happens because the piercing is done on the body of the organism and no effect is caused on the genetic material. The traits we inherit depends solely on the genetic material of the parents and not on the physical features. Piercing is an acquired trait, not inherited one.