hereditivity
/hɪˌrɛdɪˈtɪvɪti/Biology. Now rare
noun
The capacity of an organism to transmit its characteristics to its offspring. Also: the quality of being hereditary; the degree to which a characteristic or condition is hereditary.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ray Lankester (1847–1929), zoologist. From heredity + -ive + -ity, originally translating German Erblichkeit.
- commission note
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- commission of the peace
- commission rank
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- commission store
- commissive
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- commissural
- commissure
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- commis voyageur
- commit
- commitment
- commitment ceremony
- commitment fee
- commitment letter
- commitment order
- commitment-phobe
- commitment phobia
- commitment-phobic
- commitment ring
- commitology
- committable