HEREDITY


Meaning of HEREDITY in English

noun see: heir Date: circa 1540 1. inheritance , tradition , 2. the sum of the characteristics and potentialities genetically derived from one's ancestors, the transmission of such qualities from ancestor to descendant through the genes

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