Heritable

/ˈhɛɹɪtəbəl/ · adjective

Meaning

That can legally be inherited..

Definitions by Sense

1. That can legally be inherited.
2. Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.

Example Sentences

An heritable crown, or an heritable throne, or by what other fanciful name such things may be called, have no other significant explanation than that mankind are heritable property.

But if we consider that all heritable variations must have their roots in the germ-plasm, and further, that when personal selection does not intervene, ...

Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.

The colour of a person’s hair is one of the most heritable features of their appearance, with studies on twins suggesting that genetics explains up to 97% of hair colour.

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• more heritable
• most heritable

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