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A **Trait** represents a measured or observed characteristic of a human.

h2. Methods

See "traits":{{site.baseurl}}/api/methods/traits.html

h2. Resource

Each Trait has, in addition to the usual "attributes of Arvados resources":{{site.baseurl}}/api/resources.html:

table(table table-bordered table-condensed).
|_. Attribute|_. Type|_. Description|_. Example|
|name|string|||
|properties|hash|||