How does culture differ from biologically inherited traits?

In anthropology, the distinction between culture and biologically inherited traits centers on the difference between what is learned through social experience and what is innate to the human organism.12

• Acquisition: Humans are born "cultureless," meaning they enter the world without the complex knowledge, beliefs, morals, and customs that define a society. While biological traits are inherited through genetics, culture is acquired through socialization—the process of learning habit patterns, values, and behaviors from one's environment.341
• Nature vs. Nurture: Biologically inherited traits are rooted in the human neurosensory-glandular-muscular structure, such as basic drives related to food, sex, and security. In contrast, culture is a "complex whole" of learned capabilities. While some human dispositions, such as language capacity, are genetically enabled, the specific expression of these traits is shaped by environmental stimuli and cultural context.321
• Interaction: Modern research suggests that human personality and behavior are functions of both biological and cultural factors. It is often impossible to distinguish precisely where innate endowment ends and cultural experience begins, as the two interact to form the mature individual.32