Filiation and Heredity

Filiation

Filiation noun - The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors.
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Heredity and filiation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heredity" instead a noun "Filiation".

Nearby Word: filial

Heredity

Heredity noun - The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next.
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Filiation and heredity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Filiation" instead a noun "Heredity".

Nearby Word: hereditary
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