Meaning & use
heredity
The passing of physical or mental traits from parents to their offspring through genes.
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Heredity explains why the twins share the same curly hair and dimples.
Doctors asked about heredity in the family to assess the patient's risk of the disease.
A note on using this word
Heredity names the biological process of inheritance itself, while 'genetics' more often names the science that studies it.
Words with a similar meaning
geneticsinheritance
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