heredity

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noun

1. the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
hereditary
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
2. the total of inherited attributes
• Syn:
genetic endowment
• Derivationally related forms:
hereditary
• Hypernyms:
property
• Hyponyms:
inheritance, hereditary pattern