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Heredity

nounid 70141·updated May 18, 2026
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the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

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Variants

synonym
genetic endowment
plural
Heredities
possessive
Heredity's
pluralpossessive
Heredities'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the total of inherited attributes
§2
the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

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