Clarification please!

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I am a little confused. I thought prototypes are parameters inside an object, based on these lessons -

i) https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/object-oriented-programming/use-prototype-properties-to-reduce-duplicate-code
ii) https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/object-oriented-programming/iterate-over-all-properties

But in this lesson, I take it that duck instance is tested to be a prototype of bird. Am I missing something?

Your code so far


function Dog(name) {
this.name = name;
}

let beagle = new Dog("Snoopy");

// Add your code below this line
Dog.prototype.isPrototypeOf(beagle);

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Challenge: Understand Where an Object’s Prototype Comes From

Link to the challenge:
https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/object-oriented-programming/understand-where-an-objects-prototype-comes-from

not exactly…

try taking a look at this:

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Thanks for your response. Its a little tricky, but I think I understand it now.

Ashwin