英语词汇“heredity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

heredity

/hɪˈrɛdɪti

noun [mass noun]

1The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another: the relative influence of heredity and environment...

Long before we knew anything about the physical basis of heredity, factors or genes were identified in terms of their functional or phenotypic effects.
So, thousands of years before Gregor Mendel postulated his theories on genetics and heredity, indigenous Americans were breeding corn to select for desirable traits.
By the age of nineteen, in 1909, Muller had already become committed to genetics and to the chromosome theory of heredity.

Synonyms

congenital characteristics, congenital traits, genetics, genetic make-up, genes;

ancestry, descent, extraction, parentage

1.1A person’s ancestry: he wears a Cossack tunic to emphasize his Russian heredity...

The manner in which someone ages depends almost entirely on factors relating to heredity, physical and mental health, and nutrition.
If the development of a certain disease is due to heredity, then genetic researchers would expect more of the identical twins to share the disease as compared to the same-sex fraternal twins.
No studies on the respective roles of heredity and environment on the chemotype expression were performed.

2The inheritance of a title, office, or right: a second chamber whose membership is largely based on heredity...

There is no longer venality or heredity of public office.
Power in the Mamluk realm was not based on heredity.
Neither could have inherited by heredity alone, since it was not clear that a woman was allowed to succeed, and both were illegitimate under English law.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French hérédité, from Latin hereditas 'heirship', from heres, hered- 'heir'.

单词	heredity
释义	heredity /hɪˈrɛdɪti / noun [mass noun] 1The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another: the relative influence of heredity and environment... Long before we knew anything about the physical basis of heredity, factors or genes were identified in terms of their functional or phenotypic effects. So, thousands of years before Gregor Mendel postulated his theories on genetics and heredity, indigenous Americans were breeding corn to select for desirable traits. By the age of nineteen, in 1909, Muller had already become committed to genetics and to the chromosome theory of heredity. Synonyms congenital characteristics, congenital traits, genetics, genetic make-up, genes; ancestry, descent, extraction, parentage 1.1A person’s ancestry: he wears a Cossack tunic to emphasize his Russian heredity... The manner in which someone ages depends almost entirely on factors relating to heredity, physical and mental health, and nutrition. If the development of a certain disease is due to heredity, then genetic researchers would expect more of the identical twins to share the disease as compared to the same-sex fraternal twins. No studies on the respective roles of heredity and environment on the chemotype expression were performed. 2The inheritance of a title, office, or right: a second chamber whose membership is largely based on heredity... There is no longer venality or heredity of public office. Power in the Mamluk realm was not based on heredity. Neither could have inherited by heredity alone, since it was not clear that a woman was allowed to succeed, and both were illegitimate under English law. Origin Late 18th century: from French hérédité, from Latin hereditas 'heirship', from heres, hered- 'heir'.
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