the thickness of the parts of an organism is an inherited characteristic & inheriting is when an inherited characteristic is copied / is passed from parent to offspring by genetics / dna ->  offspring can inherit the thickness of the parts of their parents by genetics  a trunk is a part of a tree for supporting the tree & a pecan tree is a kind of tree ->  a trunk is a part of a pecan tree for supporting the tree  offspring can inherit the thickness of the parts of their parents by genetics & a trunk is a part of a pecan tree for supporting the tree ->  the offspring of a pecan tree can inherit the thickness of its parents' trunk  the offspring of a pecan tree can inherit the thickness of its parents' trunk & the parent pecan tree has a thick trunk -> the offspring of the pecan tree can inherit the thick trunk from its parent