Definitions for Heredity
həˈrɛd ɪ tihered·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hereditynoun

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

2. heredity, genetic endowmentnoun

   the total of inherited attributes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hereditynoun

   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.

2. Etymology: From hérédité, from hereditas, from heres.

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1. Heredity

   Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents. Through heredity, variations between individuals can accumulate and cause species to evolve by natural selection. The study of heredity in biology is genetics.

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1. heredity

   Heredity is the genetic transmission of traits, characteristics, or diseases from parents to their offspring. It is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Through heredity, variations exhibited by individuals can accumulate and cause species to evolve.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hereditynoun

   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 Pangenesis

2. Etymology: [L. hereditas heirship.]

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1. Heredity

   Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring from its parents or ancestor. This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Through heredity, variations exhibited by individuals can accumulate and cause some species to evolve. The study of heredity in biology is called genetics, which includes the field of epigenetics.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heredity

   he-red′i-ti, n. the organic relation between generations, esp. between parents and offspring: the transmission of qualities from the parents or ancestors to their offspring.—adj. Hered′itable, that may be inherited.—ns. Heredit′ament, all property of whatever kind that may pass to an heir.—adv. Hered′itarily.—n. Hered′itariness, the quality of being hereditary.—adj. Hered′itary, descending by inheritance: transmitted from parents to their offspring. [L. hereditas, the state of an heir—heres, herēdis, an heir.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heredity

   The transmission of traits encoded in GENES from parent to offspring.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HEREDITY

   The cause of all our faults. From Fr. _here_, wretch, and Eng. _ditty_, song. The song of the wretched.

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1. • Organic Process

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Heredity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Heredity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Heredity in a Sentence

1. J. B. S. Haldane:

   We do not know, in most cases, how far social failure and success are due to heredity, and how far to environment. But environment is the easier of the two to improve.

2. Bert Vogelstein:

   The first thing someone looking on the web would see is cancer is caused by environment or heredity.

3. Ralph Kiner:

   There's a lot of heredity in that family.

4. E. B. White:

   Heredity is a strong factor, even in architecture. Necessity first mothered invention. Now invention has little ones of her own, and they look just like grandma.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Heredity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heredity
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heredity
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Heredity
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Heredity
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Heredity
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Heredity