Difference between revisions of "heredity"

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	|etymology=Latin <i>hereditas</i>, heirship		|etymology=Latin <i>hereditas</i>, heirship
−	|definition=The transmission of genes from parents to offspring, controlling biological traits.	+	|definition=The [[transmission]] of genes from parents to offspring, controlling [[biological]] traits.
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heredity (noun; Latin hereditas, heirship): The transmission of genes from parents to offspring, controlling biological traits.