| NOUN | process | heredity | the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next |
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| attribute | heredity, genetic endowment | the total of inherited attributes |
| Sounds | hhereh'dahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next. | |
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| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | herencia genética, herencia | |
| Catalan | herència genètica, herència | |
| Adjectives | hereditary | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity |
| Meaning | The total of inherited attributes. | |
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| Synonym | genetic endowment | |
| Narrower | inheritance, hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
| Broader | property | A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class |
| Spanish | herencia genética, herencia | |
| Catalan | herència genètica, herència | |
| Adjectives | hereditary | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity |
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