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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yíchuán
"遗传在生物学中是一个核心概念。"
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The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.
"The disease is influenced by both heredity and environment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'hereditas', meaning condition of an heir or inheritance, stemming from 'heres' (heir). Entering Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, the term originally denoted the legal passing of property or titles before evolving by the 19th century to encompass the biological transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Heredity"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Heredity" is said worldwide
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hérédité
Transliteration: eREDite
"L'hérédité joue un rôle important dans cette maladie."
Vererbung
Transliteration: fuh-AIR-boong
"Die Vererbung bestimmt viele physische Merkmale."
ereditarietà
Transliteration: e-re-di-ta-ri-e-tà
"L'ereditarietà genetica spiega questi tratti."
herencia
Transliteration: e-REN-sya
"La herencia determina el color de los ojos."
hereditariedade
Transliteration: e-re-di-ta-ri-e-DA-de
"A hereditariedade influencia a nossa saúde."
आवांशिकता
Transliteration: a-van-shik-ta
"आवांशिकता लक्षणों को एक पीढ़ी से दूसरी पीढ़ी तक पहुँचाती है।"
遗传
Transliteration: yíchuán
"遗传在生物学中是一个核心概念。"
유전
Transliteration: yu-jeon
"유전은 부모의 형질이 자식에게 전달되는 과정이다."
遺伝
Transliteration: iden
"遺伝は生物の形質を決める重要な要素です。"
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