Title: HEREDITARY | Definition of HEREDITARY by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of HEREDITARY
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Oxford English and Spanish Dictionary, Synonyms, and Spanish to English Translator
Meaning of hereditary in English:
hereditary
Pronunciation /hɪˈrɛdɪt (ə)ri/
adjective
‘the Queen's hereditary right to the throne’
Origin

Content: ‘This advisory body consisted of hereditary and life members, the latter being ex-magistrates.’ ‘Yet I am inclined to think that a death of a Royal or titled hereditary aristocrat is something different.’ 1.2
(of a characteristic or disease) determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants. ‘cystic fibrosis is our most common fatal hereditary disease’
More example sentences
‘either hereditary or environmental factors’
‘They extend their speculations, even forecasting that, by genetic manipulation, they will be able to cure hereditary diseases and defects and, possibly, make a race having superior bodies and intellects.’ ‘At low radiation doses, the principal concern is the risk of radiation-induced cancer in exposed individuals and hereditary disease in their descendants.’ ‘The identification of specific genes associated with hereditary cancer risk has enabled direct diagnosis of hereditary cancer syndromes through genetic analysis.’ ‘This characteristic is hereditary, passed on from a person to his children.’ ‘An Austrian monk, Gregor Mendel, introduced the world to hereditary factors - genes - that determine all hereditary traits.’ ‘Although all of these diseases have hereditary factors, most can be prevented with relatively simple steps: healthy eating, being physically active, and not smoking.’