heredity

• Существительное, обозначающее биологический процесс, посредством которого генетические характеристики и признаки передаются от родителей к их потомству.

A noun referring to the biological process by which genetic characteristics and traits are passed from parents to their offspring.

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1. Genetic transmissionB2formal

   The passing of genetic traits from parents to offspring through genes.

   Наследственность

   • Heredity determines many physical characteristics like eye color and height.
   • Scientists study heredity to understand how diseases are passed down.
   • The child's intelligence is influenced by both heredity and environment.

   Синонимыinheritance

2. Inheritance of characteristicsB2formal

   The biological process by which certain qualities or tendencies are transmitted from one generation to the next.

   Наследственность

   • Heredity plays a key role in determining personality traits.
   • The study of heredity helps explain why some families have a history of certain illnesses.
   • Heredity can influence a person's predisposition to certain behaviors.

   Синонимыinheritance