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
Inborn
Inborn adjective - Genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring.
Usage example: certain instincts are inborn in mice
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- natural and heritable
- natural and inborn
- patrimonial and heritable
- patrimonial and inborn
- native and heritable
- native and inborn
- innate and heritable
- innate and inborn
- inherent and heritable
- inherent and inborn
- inherited and heritable
- inherited and inborn
- congenital and heritable
- congenital and inborn
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