搜尋結果
heredity
- IPA[hɪˈrɛdɪti]
英式
- the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another;a person's ancestry
noun: heredity
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another the relative influence of heredity and environment
- ▪ a person's ancestry he wears a Cossack tunic to emphasize his Russian heredity
- 2. the inheritance of a title, office, or right a second chamber whose membership is largely based on heredity
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- IPA[həˈredədē]
美式
- the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another: few scientists dispute that heredity can create a susceptibility to alcoholism
Oxford American Dictionary