Inheritable and Nonhereditary

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

Usage example: eye color is an inheritable trait

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Nonhereditary is an antonym for inheritable.

Nonhereditary adjective - Not acquirable by inheritance.

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Inheritable is an antonym for nonhereditary.

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Nonhereditary and Inheritable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inheritable/nonhereditary

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