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Noun: heredity  hu're-di-tee
  1. The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
     
  2. The total of inherited attributes
    - genetic endowment

Derived forms: heredities

Type of: biological process, organic process, property

Encyclopedia: Heredity, Historical Perspective

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