ALL meanings of heredity
he·red·i·ty
H h - noun heredity The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. 1
- 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 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
- noun heredity the sum total of the inherited factors or their characteristics in an organism 0
- noun heredity the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring by means of genes in the chromosomes 0
- noun heredity the tendency of offspring to resemble parents or ancestors through such transmission 0
- noun heredity all the characteristics inherited genetically by an individual 0