Vocabulary Term Details

Genetic inheritance

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_inheritance)

Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring from its parents or ancestor. This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Through heredity, variations exhibited by individuals can accumulate and cause some species to evolve. (Wikipedia)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
N/A

Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Genetic phenomena
N/AAcquired characters
Ancestry
DNA
Dominant genes
Genes
Genetics
Genomes
Recessive genes

This term is used for the following terms: 
Heredity

Approved Date
05-Jun-2013

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