🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

遺伝

Pronunciation / Transliteration: iden

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Heredity/həˈred.ə.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"遺伝は生物の形質を決める重要な要素です。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    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

Late Middle English: from Latin hereditas, from heres, herad- 'heir'.

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