heredities
Traits passed down
Heredities is the plural of heredity, which refers to the genetic transmission of traits from parents to offspring.
The plural appears when discussing multiple lineages or genetic patterns: The heredities of the two populations diverged over centuries.
More commonly, heredity appears as an uncountable noun, making the plural relatively rare outside technical contexts.
Science of hereditary transmission
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
bloodline · lineage · ancestry · genome · alleles · mutations · phenotype · genotype
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- legacyWhat's passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
ancestral · generational · heirloom · folklore · practices · rituals · beliefs · values
Abnormal physical or mental conditions
- diseasesBodily disorders or malfunctions
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- syndromesCharacteristic symptom groupings
- predispositionsPrior tendencies toward outcomes
risk · carriers · screening · genetic · counseling · diagnosis · familial · congenital
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
traits · bloodline · lineage · ancestry · genome · alleles · mutations · phenotype · genotype · dominant
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- legacyWhat's passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
patrimony · ancestral · generational · heirloom · folklore · practices · rituals · beliefs · values · identity
disorders
Abnormal physical or mental conditions
- diseasesBodily disorders or malfunctions
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- syndromesCharacteristic symptom groupings
predispositions · risk · carriers · screening · genetic · counseling · diagnosis · familial · congenital · susceptibility
hereditiesenvironment
External conditions affecting life
nurture · upbringing · conditioning · socialization · learning
hereditiessocial construction
Idea shaped by society
cultural conditioning · tabula rasa · blank slate · behaviorism · learned behavior
hereditiesenvironments
Conditions affecting organisms
circumstances · surroundings · contexts · milieus · habitats
inheritance, inherited, heredity, hereditary, inheriting, inherits, disinherit, inheritors, heritable