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hereditary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | familial, genetic, inherited, transmissible, transmitted |
| Derivation | heredity |
hereditary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible |
hereditary monarchy.
Examples of hereditary
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Dealing with cancer, even the hereditary threat of the disease, can be daunting.
From the kentucky.com
Some hereditary conditions may also be excluded, particularly for pedigree dogs.
From the independent.co.uk
Many people are just born with reflux, so there's probably a hereditary element.
From the dailymail.co.uk
But were the generals not fighting for the nation, against the hereditary enemy?
From the economist.com
This may explain the infertility associated with this common hereditary disease.
From the nature.com
In general, about 5 to 10 percent of cancers have a strong hereditary component.
From the sciencedaily.com
At least Blair got rid of the hereditary element which automatically voted Tory.
From the guardian.co.uk
More than four out of five breast cancers are not related to hereditary factors.
From the sciencedaily.com
The unusual color of these maples is due to leaf pigment and hereditary factors.
From the sacbee.com
- Familial: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
- Ancestral: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
- Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring (from its parent or ancestors). This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. ...
- A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords; which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate; legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death; holding a legally hereditary title or rank; passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
- Genetically transmitted or transmittable from parent to offspring.
- A property of spaces is said to be hereditary if whenever a space has that property, then so does every subspace of it. For example, second-countability is a hereditary property.
- Transmitted from one's ancestors by way of the genes within the chromosomes of the fertilizing sperm and egg.
- Passed from the parents to the offspring
- Passed from one generation to the next through the genes.
