heredity
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- noun
- /həˈrɛdɪti/
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herencia
- Well, it just goes to show you there's nothing in this heredity business after all.
- heredity and environment
- influence of heredity
- role of heredity
Mendel did not use the term gene, he just had these abstract sort of units of heredity, OK?
- Mendel did not use the term gene, he just had these abstract sort of units of heredity, OK?
- And that showed that DNA was the the chemical basis of heredity.
- It's, it's a, it's a blending, which is how they thought heredity worked.
- So you become victimized by your heredity.
- So we're going to see a lot more people taking heredity into account when they choose their their mates.
Examples
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So we're going to see a lot more people taking heredity into account when they choose their their mates.
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Some research has shown heredity to be a factor, not only in ADD but also in reading disabilities.
Academic text (1999) -
"Sometimes it's simply a matter of heredity," I tell him.
Fiction book (1998) -
There were reasons of heredity as well, evidence he was born the bastard son of a Spanish prince.
Fiction book (1999) -
You're living proof of the link between heredity and crime.
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However, it was undetermined if this was because of heredity or family influence.
Academic text (2000) -
The question of when we ask what's the role of genes, what's the role of heredity in how tall people are?
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So the plant or animal grows and fulfills itself, shaped jointly by its heredity and its environment.
Academic text (2000) -
ADHD is a biological disorder (with heredity playing a role) that can be exacerbated by social factors.
Academic text (1997) -
Many scientists believe that heredity plays a crucial role in determining a person's physical traits.
Synonyms
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The way children get physical traits from their parents
Antonyms
How Heritable
Surface Forms
Morphology
heredity = hereditary (semi-transparent) = hered + ity
Related to the adjective 'hereditary' and clearly about inheritance, but the root form 'hered-' is a Latin combining form not a standalone English base, so form-level transparency is limited.
Etymology
Heredity comes from the old Latin root heres, meaning 'heir', and it is the same root behind inherit and heritage. So, heredity is the idea of traits being 'handed down' from parents to children, like a family object or name passed on.