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Showing words for HEREDITY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Heredity

heredity

7 Letter Words for Heredity

diether, dithery

6 Letter Words for Heredity

dehire, dieter, dither, either, ethide, heired, heried, heryed, hieder, reedit, rehide, retied, tedier, thered, theyre, tiered, yether

5 Letter Words for Heredity

deity, derth, deter, dheri, diety, dirty, diter, dryth, edite, edith, eider, ether, ethid, heder, heedy, herye, heyed, hider, hired, hiree, ither, redye, reedy, rehid, rethe, retie, rithe, theed, theer, their, there, theyd, third, three, thrid, tired, treed, treey, tride, tried, tydie, yerth, yirth

4 Letter Words for Heredity

deer, deet, dere, deti, dier, diet, dire, dirt, dite, dree, drey, drie, dyer, edit, ehed, eide, eire, eiry, ered, erie, erth, ethe, eyed, eyer, eyre, hede, heed, heer, heid, heir, herd, here, hert, hery, hete, hide, hidy, hied, hire, hyde, hyed, hyte, idee, ired, iter, rede, reed, reet, reit, retd, rete, rhet, ride, rite, tedy, teed, teer, tehr, thed, thee, they, thir, tide, tidy, tied, tier, tire, tree, trey, trid, trie, trye, tyde, tyed, tyee, tyer, yede, yeed, yerd, yere, yeth, yeti, yird, yite

3 Letter Words for Heredity

dee, dei, der, det, dey, die, dir, dit, dry, dye, edh, eer, eir, erd, ere, ert, eth, ety, eye, eyr, hed, hee, hei, her, het, hey, hid, hie, hir, hit, hyd, hye, ide, ire, itd, red, ree, reh, rei, rhd, rhe, rhy, rid, rie, rit, rte, rti, rye, tdr, ted, tee, ter, thd, the, thy, tid, tie, tri, try, tye, tyr, yed, yee, yeh, yer, yet, yid

Definitions for Heredity

[1] the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
[2] the genetic characters so transmitted.
[3] the transmission from one generation to another of genetic factors that determine individual characteristics: responsible for the resemblances between parents and offspring
[4] the sum total of the inherited factors or their characteristics in an organism

Words related to Heredity

ancestry, constitution, inheritance, eugenics, genetics

Words nearby Heredity

hereditary opalescent dentin, hereditary progressive arthro-ophthalmopathy, hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary spinal ataxia, hereditist, heredity, heredo-, heredo-familial, heredofamilial, heredomacular degeneration, hereford

Origin of Heredity

1530–40; < Middle French heredite < Latin hērēditāt- (stem of hērēditās ) inheritance, equivalent to hērēd- (stem of hērēs ) heir + -itāt- -ity

Word origin for Heredity

C16: from Old French heredite, from Latin hērēditās inheritance; see heir

Synonyms for Heredity

ancestry, constitution, eugenics, genetics, inheritance, congenital traits, genesiology, genetic make-up, inborn character