HEREDITIES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word heredities. (close relations)
Definition of HEREDITIES
heredity
Best Alternative Words for HEREDITIES
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ancestries | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||||||||
bloodlines | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • ancestry of a purebred animal | ||||||||
descents | nounn | |||||||
noun • a movement downward • properties attributable to your ancestry • the act of changing your location in a downward direction • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • a downward slope or bend • the hereditary derivation of an individual | ||||||||
genes | nounn | |||||||
noun • (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | ||||||||
heritages | nounn | |||||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||||
inheritances | nounn | |||||||
noun • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors | ||||||||
legacies | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||||||||
lineages | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • the number of lines in a piece of printed material • a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||||||||
patrimonies | nounn | |||||||
noun • a church endowment • an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | ||||||||
successions | nounn | |||||||
noun • a following of one thing after another in time • a group of people or things arranged or following in order • the action of following in order • (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established • acquisition of property by descent or by will | ||||||||
genetic endowment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the total of inherited attributes |