Heritable and Nonhereditary

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Heritable adjective - Genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring.

Usage example: heritable characteristics like skin and eye and hair color

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Nonhereditary is an antonym for heritable.

Nonhereditary adjective - Not acquirable by inheritance.

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Heritable is an antonym for nonhereditary.

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Nonhereditary and Heritable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heritable/nonhereditary

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