Phenotypic trait
SPECIFIC FEATURE OF AN ORGANISM
Biological trait; Trait (biological); Character (biology); Monogenic trait; Trait (biology); Characterised
A phenotypic trait, simply trait, or character state is a distinct variant of a phenotypic characteristic of an organism; it may be either inherited or determined environmentally, but typically occurs as a combination of the two.Lawrence, Eleanor (2005) Henderson's Dictionary of Biology.