hereditynoun [ U ]
uk/hɪˈred.ə.ti/us/həˈred.ə.ti/the process by which characteristics are given from a parent to their child through the genes:
Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor.
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Genetics
- adenine
- anaphase
- chromosomal
- codon
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- double helix
- gene therapy
- genetic code
- GMO
- homozygous
- Human Genome Project
- inheritance
- mutation
- oncogene
- recessive
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
- translocation
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