Things like your eyecolor and height are not traits you can control. In fact you inherit traits like these from your parents. These traits are passed on because they are controlled by

Answer: Genes

Explanation: Genes are units hereditary that are given from the parent to the offspring that determine certain characteristics of the offspring.

For me, I get my brown hair from my mom, my hazel eyes from my mom and my dad (My eyes look like my mom and my dad's eye colors were combined), and I get my paler complexion from my dad.

Genes