English Explanatory Dictionary

heredity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.

Pronunciation

/hɪˈɹɛdɪti/ /həˈɹɛdəti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-heredity.wav /ˈhɛrəɖɪʈi/

Word forms

heredity heredities

Etymology

From Middle French heredité, from Latin hērēditas (“condition of being an heir”), from hēres (“heir”).

Related words

hereditary pangenesis
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