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Heredity
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
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Origin
heredity
English
hérédité
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
hereditas
Latin
heres
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Genetics
Heritability
Inheritance
Heritable
Epigenetics
Genetic
Genes
Biology
Physiology
Genotype
Inherited
Temperament
Biological
Dna
Phenotype
Nurture
Personality
Gender
Nongenetic
Offspring
Trait
Mendelian
Phenotypes
Upbringing
Obesity
Schizophrenia
Familial
Biochemistry
Mutations
Natural Selection
Family History
Phenotypic Plasticity
Gene Expression
Genetic Drift
Sexual Selection
Genetic Engineering
Skin Color
Social Class
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