HEREDITY
heredity, genetic endowment
(noun) the total of inherited attributes
heredity
(noun) the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heredity (usually uncountable, plural heredities)
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.
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Source: Wiktionary
He*red"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. hereditas heirship.] (Biol.)
Definition: Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities
of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living
beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See
Pangenesis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition