heritable

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛɹɪtəbəl/

Definition of heritable

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. That can legally be inherited.
    “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.”
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adj

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

Inherited from Middle English heritable, from Anglo-Norman heritable; equivalent to herit + -able.

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