Heritable
Heritable adjective - Genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring.
Usage example: heritable characteristics like skin and eye and hair color
Hereditary is a synonym for heritable. In some cases you can use "Hereditary" instead an adjective "Heritable".
Hereditary
Hereditary adjective - Genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring.
Usage example: eye and hair color are hereditary
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Synonyms for Hereditary
Heritable is a synonym for hereditary in inherited topic. You can use "Heritable" instead an adjective "Hereditary". popular alternative
Nearby Word: heredity
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- family and heritable
- family and hereditary
- patrimonial and heritable
- patrimonial and hereditary
- paternal and heritable
- paternal and hereditary
- native and heritable
- native and hereditary
- innate and heritable
- innate and hereditary
- maternal and heritable
- maternal and hereditary
- traditional and heritable
- traditional and hereditary
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