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heredity.

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.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/hɪˈɹɛdɪti/UK/həˈɹɛdəti/US
  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.

    uncountable · usually
    laws of heredity
    genetics and heredity
Where this word comes from

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

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