( ( ( ( ( In humans ) ( , ( ( eye color ) ( is ( ( an example ) ( of ( an ( inherited characteristic ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) : ) ( ( an individual ) ( might ( ( inherit ( the ( brown-eye trait ) ) ) ( from ( one ( of ( the parents ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NNS humans))) (, ,) (NP (NN eye) (NN color)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN example)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT an) (VBN inherited) (NN characteristic)))))) (: :) (S (NP (DT an) (NN individual)) (VP (MD might) (VP (VB inherit) (NP (DT the) (JJ brown-eye) (NN trait)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (CD one)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS parents)))))))) (. .)))
In humans, eye color is an example of an inherited characteristic: an individual might inherit the brown-eye trait from one of the parents.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ human) (NN offspring)) (VP (VBP inherit) (NP (JJ blue) (NNS eyes))) (. .)))