inheritable

/ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/
adjective
  1. Capable of being passed from a parent to a child through genes.
    • Eye color is an inheritable trait.
    • Scientists are researching which cancers are inheritable.
    • Some diseases are inheritable, while others are caused by lifestyle.
  2. Capable of being passed on as property or a right after death.
    • The land is inheritable and will go to the eldest child.
    • The family fortune is inheritable by all descendants equally.
    • Under this law, only certain titles are inheritable.
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