heredity
heredity
Definition
he·red·ity (hə red′i tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of genes in the chromosomes
- the tendency of offspring to resemble parents or ancestors through such transmission
- all the characteristics inherited genetically by an individual
Etymology: Fr hérédité < L hereditas, heirship < heres, heir < IE base *hē-, to be empty, leave behind > go, Gr chēres, bereft
heredity
Synonyms
heredity
n.
heredity
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- Mendelian: Classical geneticists discovered the " mechanism of Mendelian heredity, " ( Morgan et al.
- new: Aries represents the future family and new heredity in children.
- human: The program was inspired by Noyes ' theology of Perfectionism, Plato's Republic, agricultural selective breeding and concerns about human heredity.
Converse of object
- explain: Then twentieth-century biologists explained heredity and adaptation as a result of genes and mutations.
- determine: Galton's primary interest in fingerprints was as an aid in determining heredity and racial background.
Converse of subject
- cause: Information: The link with your environment Kidney stones are thought to be caused by family heredity or too much calcium.
- influence: Unfortunately fear is mostly influenced by heredity and the environment.
Preposition: into
- family: Libra is the idealization of beauty and attraction between the sexes to bring new heredity into the family.
Noun used with modifier
- family: The nature of this sign is to push the family heredity into the future.
Browse dictionary entries near heredity
- hereditary succession
- hereditary
- hereditarian
- hereditament
- hereditable
- hereby
- hereat
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- hereabout
- here's to!
- Hereford
- Hereford and Worcester
- herein
- hereinabove
- hereinafter
- hereinto
- hereof
- hereon
- heresiarch
- heresy
