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Words related to inheritance

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  • hereditary

    passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.

  • blending inheritance

    the blending of characteristics of the parents in the offspring, as in a pink flower that results from the mating of a red flower with a white one

  • particulate inheritance

    the inheritance of discrete characters via genes that are independently expressed without the blending of characters from one generation to the next.

  • heritage

    something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.

  • multifactorial inheritance

    polygenic inheritance.

  • polygenic inheritance

    the heredity of complex characters that are determined by a large number of genes, each one usually having a relatively small effect.
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