hereditable
Able to inherit
Hereditable means capable of being inherited—passed from one generation to the next.
The word applies to property, titles, or traits that can transfer to heirs: hereditable land, hereditable diseases.
It functions as a slightly formal alternative to heritable or inheritable, appearing most often in legal and genetic contexts.
Capable of genetic transmission
- transmissibleAble to spread between individuals
- genesUnits of heredity
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- DNAHereditary code molecule
chromosomes · genotype · phenotype · mutation · dominant · recessive · polygenic · monogenic
Family line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- descendantsThose who come after
progeny · forebears · kinship · dynasty · clan · house · scion · progenitor
Able to be passed along
- conveyableCapable of transmission
- assignableAble to be allocated
- alienableMay be transferred legally
- devolvableAble to be transferred
passable · vesting · patrimony · estate · bequest · endowment · devise · entailment
heritable
Capable of genetic transmission
- transmissibleAble to spread between individuals
- genesUnits of heredity
- allelesVariant forms of genes
DNA · chromosomes · genotype · phenotype · mutation · dominant · recessive · polygenic · monogenic · genome
ancestry
Family line of descent
descendants · progeny · forebears · kinship · dynasty · clan · house · scion · progenitor · birthright
transferable
Able to be passed along
- conveyableCapable of transmission
- assignableAble to be allocated
- alienableMay be transferred legally
devolvable · passable · vesting · patrimony · estate · bequest · endowment · devise · entailment · succession
hereditableuninheritable
Cannot pass to descendants
inalienable · non-transferable · personal · terminable · individual
heritage, heir, inherit, inheritance, inherited, heredity, hereditary, inheritor, heritability