he·red·i·ty /həˈrɛdəti/
遺傳,形質遺傳
he·red·i·ty /həˈrɛdətɪ/ 名詞
He·red·i·ty n. Biol. Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See Pangenesis.
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heredity
n 1: the biological process whereby genetic factors are
transmitted from one generation to the next
2: the total of inherited attributes [syn: genetic endowment]