hereditariness

hereditariness
The property of being hereditary.

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  • hereditariness — See hereditarily. * * * …   Universalium

  • hereditariness — n. quality of being hereditary; ability to be transferred genetically …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hereditariness — he·red·i·tar·i·ness …   English syllables

  • hereditariness — rēnə̇s, rin noun ( es) : the quality or state of being hereditary …   Useful english dictionary

  • hereditary — hereditarily /hi red i tair euh lee, red i ter /, adv. hereditariness, n. /heuh red i ter ee/, adj. 1. passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Cf. congenital. 2 …   Universalium

  • hereditary — [hɪ rɛdɪt(ə)ri] adjective 1》 conferred by, based on, or relating to inheritance.     ↘(of a characteristic or disease) able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants. 2》 Mathematics (of a set) defined such that every element… …   English new terms dictionary

  • hereditary — /həˈrɛdətri / (say huh reduhtree) adjective 1. passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parents to offspring: hereditary traits. 2. relating to inheritance or heredity: hereditary descent. 3. being such through feelings, etc., derived from… …  

  • hereditary — [hə red′i ter΄ē] adj. [L hereditarius < hereditas: see HEREDITY] 1. a) of, or passed down by, inheritance from an ancestor to a legal heir; ancestral b) having title, right, etc. by inheritance 2. of, or passed down by, heredity; designating… …   English World dictionary

  • hereditary — adj. 1 (of disease, instinct, etc.) able to be passed down from one generation to another. 2 a descending by inheritance. b holding a position by inheritance. 3 the same as or resembling what one s parents had (a hereditary hatred). 4 of or… …   Useful english dictionary

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