We are influenced both by environment and by heredity.
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Heredity
/həˈɹɛdəti/
Synonyms for "heredity" (69 found)
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Closest matches (14)
alleleallelomorphaltmann theoryanticodonbiotypebirthcharacterchromatidchromatinchromosomecodonde vries theorydeoxyribonucleic aciddeterminant
Strong matches (21)
determinerdiathesisdnadna double helixendowmenteugenicsfactorgaltonian theorygenegene complexgene flowgene poolgenesiologygenetic codegenetic driftgeneticsgenotype
Noun(4 words)
genetic contributiongenetic endowmentgenetic inheritancegenetic transmission
Related words (34)
hereditabilityhereditary characterheritabilityheritageinborn capacityinheritabilityinheritancematroclinymendelianismmendelismmessenger rnamrnanucleotideoperator geneoperonpatroclinypharmacogeneticsrecessive characterregulator genereplication
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ribosomal rnarnastructural genetransfer rnatrnaverworn theoryweismann theoryweismannismwiesner theory
Noun(5 words)
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6 entriesMendelian inheritanceX linked inheritancebroad sense heritabilitymitochondrial inheritancenarrow sense heritabilitypolygenic inheritance
Collocations
6 entriesMendelian inheritancegenetic inheritancehereditary transmissioninheritance patternsmitochondrial inheritancepolygenic inheritance
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13 total sentences available.
In Kabuki not only talent but also heredity counts.
Source: tatoeba (23910)
This criminal is a victim of his heredity.
Source: tatoeba (57477)
Does a child's musical talent depend on heredity?
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