单词 | hereditable |
释义 | hereditable/hɪˈrɛdɪtəb(ə)l![]() adjective Less common term for heritable.If selection is for the benefit of anything, it is for the benefit of hereditable varieties; some people say that the ‘unit of selection’ is the gene, because only genes persist over evolutionary time....
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin hereditabilis, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare 'inherit', from Latin heres, hered- 'heir'. |
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