heredity
/həˈrɛdəti/
noun
- The process by which physical or mental traits are passed from parents to children through genes.
- The color of your hair is determined by heredity.
- Heredity explains why you might have your mother's eyes or your father's height.
- Scientists study heredity to understand how diseases run in families.
- The genetic qualities that a person inherits from their parents.
- Good health can be partly a result of strong heredity.
- The doctor asked about the patient's heredity to check for risk factors.
- His artistic talent is part of his heredity from a family of painters.
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