Scientists call the path that electricity takes an electric circuit. Electric circuits are used to carry electricity to places where we can use it. At home, at school, in factories or anywhere that relies on electricity. The electricity is carried to where it is needed by wires.
trait. A characteristic or condition that is determined by one's genes. The color of an animal's coat and the shape of a plant's leaves are physical traits.
An inherited trait is a characteristic passed from the male and female parents to the offspring or child through genes.   The genes are the unit on our chromosomes that â¦ are responsible for all our characteristics. The chromosomes consist of thousands of genes.