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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries유전
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yu-jeon
"유전은 부모의 형질이 자식에게 전달되는 과정이다."
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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
Late Middle English: from Latin hereditas, from heres, herad- 'heir'.
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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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