heredity
noun /həˈredəti/
/həˈredəti/
[uncountable]- the process by which mental and physical characteristics are passed by parents to their children; these characteristics in a particular person
遗传(过程);遗传特征 - the debate over the effects of heredity and environment
有关遗传与环境影响的辩论
词源late 18th cent.: from French hérédité, from Latin hereditas, from heres, hered- ‘heir’. - the debate over the effects of heredity and environment