Noninherited
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Noninherited is an adjective meaning (genetics) Not inherited; not passed from parent to offspring.
Meaning
(genetics) Not inherited; not passed from parent to offspring.
More Meanings
- (computing, programming) Not derived from a superclass through inheritance.
Example Sentences
a noninherited maternal antigen
The language-internal analysis of possibly non-inherited features does not immediately shed light on the linguistic affiliations of any pre-Roman language in Sarrdinia, but it does allow us to differentiate between what should and what should not be compared.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonhereditary, nontransmitted, uninherited, non-hereditary, noninheriting, unhereditary.
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