Nixon is the transferred use of an English surname. The surname originated as a patronymic one (i.e., passed from the fatherâs personal name).eeing Nixon on the U.S. naming charts was a surprise to us. After all, Richard Milhous Nixon left the office of the U.S. Presidency in a shroud of shame.
Definition of Dominant Trait. Before we can define exactly what a dominant trait is, we must first define and discuss many genetics terms. A gene, or unit of heredity, can have many different versions called alleles. There are often two kinds of alleles: 1  Dominant allele: masks the effects of another allele; designated by an uppercase letter.
A phenotypic trait, or simply trait, is a distinct variant of a phenotypic characteristic of an organism that may be inherited, be environmentally determined or be a combination of the two. trait may be any single feature or quantifiable measurement of an organism. However, the most useful traits for genetic analysis are present in different forms in different individuals. A visible trait is the final product of many molecular and biochemical processes.