heredity

🇺🇸 /həˈredəti/ 🇬🇧 /həˈredəti/
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How traits or features are passed down from parents to their children.

Her eye color is a clear example of heredity in action.

translation

n. How traits or features are passed down from parents to their children.

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Plural heredities