English dictionary

heredity

/h/@/'r/E/d/I/t/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

noun.process

Source: WordNet 3.0
the total of inherited attributes

noun.attribute

Synonyms genetic endowment

Source: WordNet 3.0
Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See <u>Pangenesis</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913