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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