inheritability
/ɪnˌhɛrɪtəˈbɪləti/
noun
- The quality or fact of being able to be passed from a parent to a child through genes.
- The inheritability of the disease was confirmed by family studies.
- There is a high inheritability for certain types of cancer.
- Scientists study the inheritability of traits like height and eye color.
- The quality of being able to be passed on as property or a right after death.
- The inheritability of the debt surprised the family.
- Lawyers discussed the inheritability of the estate under the new will.
- The inheritability of the title was limited to male descendants.
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