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eugenics
Main Entry:
heredity
[
h
uh
-
red
-i-tee
]
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/
həˈrɛdɪti
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
transmission of traits from parents to offspring
Synonyms:
ancestry, congenital traits,
constitution
,
eugenics
, genesiology, genetic make-up, genetics, inborn character, inheritance
Antonyms:
acquirement
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