inherited

Examples

• All

• Next time I'm going to tell you that some cancers are caused by inherited mutations.

• Some rare forms of Alzheimer's are caused by a single inherited gene variant.

• And many thought G was inherited, passed down from parents to children.

• The kingship is in large measure based on inherited status.

• We're asking about why people differ and the extent to which inherited DNA differences make them different.

  Chris Williamson

• That was a complex thing because he was born with a genetically inherited immune deficiency.

  André Duqum

• So I think there's something genetically inherited of those traits.

  Chris Williamson

• Some diseases are inherited, passed from parents to their children through genes.

• Her inherited traits influenced her personality and physical appearance.

Synonyms

G

genetic

vsinherited

• Specialized

925 3.8

Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children

refers specifically to traits received from parents through genes

A

ancestral

vsinherited

43 5.5

Related to family members from earlier generations

focuses on traits passed from parents to offspring through genes

F

familial

vsinherited

29 6.0

Relating to close relatives, like parents and children, often because of shared genes

is specifically about traits passed between parents and offspring by genes

H

hereditary

vsinherited

• Specialized

22 5.1

A trait or disease that comes from parents through genes

means the same thing but is a different word form

T

transmitted

vsinherited

5.3

Passed from parents to children through genes

is the resulting trait rather than emphasizing the passing process

G

genetical

vsinherited

• Archaic

7.0

Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children

focuses on traits received from parents through genes

H

handed-down

vsinherited

4.2

Older family members give things like clothes or recipes to younger ones

refers to traits passed biologically from parents via genes rather than by practice

Antonyms

A

acquired

• Specialized

4.1

Not present at birth but learned or developed later

N

nonhereditary

• Specialized

6.9

Does not pass from parents to children through genes

Compounds

I

inherited wealth

2 4.3

Money or property you receive from family when they die

I

inherited disease

• Specialized

2 3.0

A disease passed from parents to their children through genes

I

inherited disorder

• Specialized

1 4.2

A disease parents pass to their children in their genes

How Genetic

genotypic

• Specialized

8.7

genetic

• Specialized

925 3.8

inherited

• Specialized

3.4

heritable

• Specialized

3 6.9

environmental

940 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology