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heredity Definition

he·red·ity (hə red′i tē)

noun pl. -·ties

    1. the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of genes in the chromosomes
    2. the tendency of offspring to resemble parents or ancestors through such transmission
  2. 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.

inheritance, ancestry, hereditary transmission, hereditary succession, genetic makeup, Mendelism, Mendelianism, genetics, eugenics.

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.