heredity

/hɪˈɹɛdɪti/ · noun

Meaning

Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

genetic endowment(English)reversional(English)endowment(English)heritability(English)heritage(English)inherit(English)estate(English)inheritance(English)lamarckism(English)eugenics(English)eugenicist(English)mendel(English)

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Sources

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