heritable
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- adjective
- /ˈhɛrɪtəbl/
- Specialized
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heredable
- Heritable variation for body size exists in most natural populations that have been studied.
- heritable variation
- heritable traits
- heritable defects
One of the most heritable traits that we know about in humans is height.
- One of the most heritable traits that we know about in humans is height.
- What if I edit Jeremy's sperm and now like it's going to be heritable.
- One of you asked how are patients impacted by knowing that their breast cancer is heritable?
- Also mental illness is extremely heritable.
- Didn't you say the infidelity is heritable?
- And people were surprised, though, to find out that attitudes, you know, are also heritable.
- For your body to function properly, your muscle cell has to stay the muscle cell, and that's where the word heritable is justified.
Examples
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One might think that if happiness is 50% heritable, then happiness must be 50% "hardwired."
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One of the most heritable traits that we know about in humans is height.
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Part of the reason for this is that there appears to be a strong heritable basis for happiness.
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Findings have shown generally that such traits are highly heritable.
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Obesity is highly heritable, and researchers are currently identifying specific obesity-related genes.
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Because evidence suggests that dyslexia is highly heritable, we hypothesize a genetic cause underlying this type of structural central nervous system abnormality.
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Color patterning, the scientists determined, is heritable and may be sex-linked, coded for by a cluster of genes on the male's Y chromosome.
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Height is one of the most heritable traits passed down from parents to children.
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Many mental health conditions have a heritable component, making them more common in certain families.
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The researchers concluded that the gene linked to this condition is heritable and can be passed to future generations.
Synonyms
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A right or title a family gives to their children by law
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A feature that passes from parents to children, for example eye color and family titles
Can be passed down to family by law or custom, like land and titles
Can be legally passed to later family members
How Heritable
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
heritable = inherit (semi-transparent) = herit + able
The meaning 'able to be inherited' is clear, but the surface form 'heritable' lacks the visible 'in-' found in 'inherit', making the orthographic relation less transparent for learners.
Etymology
The word heritable is related to inherit and heritage, and comes from the root herit- from an old Latin word meaning 'heir' or 'to be passed down'. So heritable describes something that can be 'passed on' to the next person or generation, like a family right or a physical trait.