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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024he•red•i•ty /həˈrɛdɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Geneticsthe passing on of qualities, characteristics, or traits from parents to their young through the genes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024he•red•i•ty (hə red′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. [Biol.]- Geneticsthe transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
- Geneticsthe genetic characters so transmitted. Cf. congenital.
- Latin hērēditāt- (stem of hērēditās) inheritance, equivalent. to hērēd- (stem of hērēs) heir + -itāt- -ity
- Middle French heredite
- 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: heredity /hɪˈrɛdɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the transmission from one generation to another of genetic factors that determine individual characteristics: responsible for the resemblances between parents and offspring
- the sum total of the inherited factors or their characteristics in an organism
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French heredite, from Latin hērēditās inheritance; see heir |