Scrabble Dictionary
Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.
Word Games
| Scrabble US | (15 Points) | |
| Scrabble UK | (15 Points) | |
| Words With Friends | (13 Points) |
Heredity
hɪˈrɛdɪti
Heredity definitions
noun
heredity
- 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"
- the inheritance of a title, office, or right
"a second chamber whose membership is largely based on heredity"