Title: Heritable - definition of heritable by The Free Dictionary
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heritable
her·i·ta·ble
her′i·ta·bil′i·ty n.
her′i·ta·bly adv.
heritable
ˌheritaˈbility n
ˈheritably adv
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Content: capable of inheriting. [1325–75; Middle English < Middle French]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. her·i·ta·ble
(hĕr′ĭ-tə-bəl)
Capable of being passed from one generation to the next through the genes; hereditary. Usage The words heritable and congenital are often confused when used in describing medical conditions or diseases. A heritable disease is one that results from a variation or defect in the genetic makeup of an individual. Because of their genetic nature, heritable diseases, such as hemophilia, can be passed from one generation to the next. In this regard the diseases are no different from other genetic traits. A congenital disease is simply one that appears at birth ( congenital comes from Latin com-, meaning "together," and genitus, meaning "born").