HyperDic: theory_of_inheritance

English > 1 sense of the expression theory of inheritance:
NOUNcognitiontheory of inheritance(biology) a theory of how characteristics / characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations
English > theory of inheritance: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(biology) a theory of how characteristics / characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations.
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
NarrowerMendelism, MendelianismThe theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws
Broaderscientific theoryA theory that explains scientific observations

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