( ( Inherited traits ) ( ( are ( ( passed ( through ( ( the genes ) ( of parents ) ) ) ) ( to ( their children ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Inherited) (NNS traits)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN passed) (PP (IN through) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS genes)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS parents))))) (PP (TO to) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS children))))) (. .)))
Inherited traits are passed through the genes of parents to their children.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Inherited) (NNS traits)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (NNS features)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN passed) (PP (IN from) (NP (CD one) (NN generation))) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (JJ next))))))))) (. .)))