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heritable

[ her-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
  2. capable of inheriting.


heritable

/ ˈɛɪəə /

adjective

  1. capable of being inherited; inheritable
  2. law capable of inheriting
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heritable

/ ĕĭ-ə-ə /

  1. Capable of being passed from one generation to the next through the genes.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲˈٲ, noun
  • ˈٲ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of heritable1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, equivalent to herit(er) “to inherit” + -able ( -able ); heir, heredity
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of heritable1

C14: from Old French, from heriter to inherit
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Example Sentences

In fact, molecular biologists believe that neurodivergent conditions arise due to a combination of heritable and environmental factors.

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Prenatal genome editing sits within the broader spectrum of human genome editing, which ranges from germline, where the changes are heritable, to somatic cell, where the patient’s descendants won’t inherit the changes.

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Coffee drinking is a heritable habit, and one that carries a certain amount of genetic baggage.

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To say of the settlers — all of them — that “violence had become part of their DNA” is to approach a glib argument about heritable evil.

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IVF aims to help couples achieve pregnancy when medical issues or concerns about heritable genetic mutations raise concerns about the health of their prospective offspring.

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