nonhereditary
Not passed down
Nonhereditary describes conditions, titles, or traits not passed down through genetic inheritance or family succession.
A nonhereditary disease arises from environmental factors or random mutation rather than inherited genes.
A nonhereditary title cannot be passed to one's children: The position was strictly nonhereditary, awarded only for individual merit.
Permanent DNA alteration
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- somaticConcerning the body
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- acquiredCame to possess
congenital · isolated · random · individual · phenotypic
Personal living pattern
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- exposureState of being unprotected
- occupationalRelated to one's work
environmental · iatrogenic · smoking-related · stress-induced · dietary · accidental · toxicity · sedentary
Systematic development of mind
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- skillsLearned competencies
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- cultureCollective social practices
nurture · practice · conditioning · socialization · habituation · adaptation · knowledge · proficiency
System of noble ranks
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- baronetcyHeritable British noble rank
- honorificRespectful form of address
- bestowedGave formally as gift
conferred · awarded · earned · merit-based · non-transferable · personal · individual · lifetime
Chosen by ballot
- appointedAssigned to office
- meritocraticFavoring ability over privilege
- democraticGovernment by the people
- term-limitedRestricted by service duration
rotational · constitutional · republican · representative · bureaucratic · technocratic · egalitarian · merit-based
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- somaticConcerning the body
- spontaneousArising without external cause
acquired · congenital · isolated · random · individual · phenotypic
lifestyle
Personal living pattern
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- exposureState of being unprotected
occupational · environmental · iatrogenic · smoking-related · stress-induced · dietary · accidental · toxicity · sedentary · developmental
education
Systematic development of mind
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- skillsLearned competencies
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
culture · nurture · practice · conditioning · socialization · habituation · adaptation · knowledge · proficiency · expertise
peerage
System of noble ranks
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- baronetcyHeritable British noble rank
- honorificRespectful form of address
bestowed · conferred · awarded · earned · merit-based · non-transferable · personal · individual · lifetime · distinguished
elected
Chosen by ballot
- appointedAssigned to office
- meritocraticFavoring ability over privilege
- democraticGovernment by the people
term-limited · rotational · constitutional · republican · representative · bureaucratic · technocratic · egalitarian · merit-based
nonhereditaryhereditary
Passed through generations
genetic · inherited · heritable · inheritable · inborn
nonhereditaryhereditary
Passed through generations
inherited · dynastic · ancestral · birthright · patrilineal
heritage, inherit, inheritance, inherited, heredity, hereditary, inheriting, inherits, disinherit