Sarah and sally both have freckles. so does their mother. which answer best explains how the girls inherited the trait of freckles from their mother? * 5 points dna makes up our chromosomes. chromosomes have many gene and these genes code for specific traits, like freckles, eye color, height, and even gender. the girls' mother had the gene(s) for freckles. when their mother and father reproduced and had children, the gene for freckles was passed to the girls through their mother's eggs. they might not have received the gene for freckles. in this case, they did. dna makes up our chromosomes. chromosomes have many gene and these genes code for specific traits, like freckles, height, and even being able to read and write. the girls' mother had the gene(s) for freckles. when their mother and father reproduced and had children, the gene for freckles was passed to the girls through their mother's eggs. this is a random act. they might not have received the gene for freckles. in this case, they did. dna makes up our genes. the girls' mother had the gene(s) for freckles. when their mother and father reproduced and had children, the gene for freckles was passed to the girls through their mother's eggs. this is a random act. they might not have received the gene for freckles. in this case, they did. dna makes up our chromosomes. chromosomes have many gene and these genes code for specific traits, like freckles, eye color, height, and even gender. the girls' father had the gene(s) for freckles.