HERITABILITY


Meaning of HERITABILITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌher-ə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌhe-rə- ]

noun

Date: 1832

1. : the quality or state of being heritable

2. : the proportion of observed variation in a particular trait (as height) that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors in contrast to environmental ones

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.