HERITABILITY

Noun

heritability (countable and uncountable, plural heritabilities)

(uncountable) The condition of being inheritable

(countable, genetics) The ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin

Synonyms

• inheritability (much less common)

Antonyms

• environmentability

Source: Wiktionary


Her`it*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Definition: The state of being heritable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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