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



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Word of the Day

2 May 2024

BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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