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- [huh-red-i-tee]
- /həˈrɛd ɪ ti/
- /həˈred.ə.ti/
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- [huh-red-i-tee]
- /həˈrɛd ɪ ti/
Definitions of heredity word
- noun plural heredity the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment. 1
- noun plural heredity the genetic characters so transmitted. 1
- noun heredity The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. 1
- noun heredity passing on of genes 1
- uncountable noun heredity Heredity is the process by which features and characteristics are passed on from parents to their children before the children are born. 0
- noun heredity the transmission from one generation to another of genetic factors that determine individual characteristics: responsible for the resemblances between parents and offspring 0
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Origin of heredity
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Middle French heredite < Latin hērēditāt- (stem of hērēditās) inheritance, equivalent to hērēd- (stem of hērēs) heir + -itāt- -ity
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Parts of speech for Heredity
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heredity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
heredity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heredity
noun heredity
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- constitution — The constitution of a country or organization is the system of laws which formally states people's rights and duties.
- inheritance — something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.
- genetics — Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- genesiology — (obsolete) The study of generation (reproduction).
Antonyms for heredity
noun heredity
- acquirement — an acquiring or being acquired
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