( We ( ( can ( ( ( ( treat ( that band ) ) ( ( almost as ) ( if ( it ( ( ( ( ( were ( an ( inherited trait ) ) ) , ) ( like ( ( ( ( ( ( blue eyes ) , ) ( black hair ) ) , ) or ) hemophilia ) ) ) , ) ( because ( it ( is inherited ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( being ( ( a ( small piece ) ) ( of DNA ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB treat) (NP (DT that) (NN band)) (ADVP (ADVP (RB almost) (RB as)) (SBAR (IN if) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (DT an) (JJ inherited) (NN trait)) (, ,) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (JJ blue) (NNS eyes)) (, ,) (NP (JJ black) (NN hair)) (, ,) (CC or) (NP (NN hemophilia)))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN inherited))))))))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG being) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ small) (NN piece)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP DNA)))))))) (. .)))
We can treat that band almost as if it were an inherited trait, like blue eyes, black hair, or hemophilia, because it is inherited, being a small piece of DNA.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ human) (NN offspring)) (VP (VBP inherit) (NP (JJ blue) (NNS eyes))) (. .)))