( Genes ( ( determine ( ( ( all ( inherited traits ) ) ( including ( ( ( ( those ( that ( ( give ( the individual ) ) ( specific characteristics ) ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( blue eyes ) ( rather ( than ( brown eyes ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( as ( well as ) ) ) ( common characteristics ) ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( ( ( ( ( two eyes ) , ) ( two arms ) ) , ) etc. ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Genes)) (VP (VBP determine) (NP (NP (NP (DT all) (VBN inherited) (NNS traits)) (PP (VBG including) (NP (NP (NP (DT those)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP give) (NP (DT the) (NN individual)) (NP (JJ specific) (NNS characteristics))))) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NP (JJ blue) (NNS eyes)) (PP (RB rather) (IN than) (NP (JJ brown) (NNS eyes)))) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (CONJP (RB as) (RB well) (IN as)) (NP (JJ common) (NNS characteristics))))) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (CD two) (NNS eyes)) (, ,) (NP (CD two) (NNS arms)) (, ,) (NP (NNP etc.)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))) (. .)))
Genes determine all inherited traits including those that give the individual specific characteristics (blue eyes rather than brown eyes) as well as common characteristics (two eyes, two arms, etc.).
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ human) (NN offspring)) (VP (VBP inherit) (NP (JJ blue) (NNS eyes))) (. .)))