heredity

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /hɪˈɹɛdɪti/
• (America) IPA: /həˈɹɛɾəɾi/

Noun

heredity (uncountable)

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.

Related terms

• hereditary

Translations

• Italian: eredità
• Russian: насле́дственность

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