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HEREDITIES Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word heredities. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word heredities. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For HEREDITIES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for heredities, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
genetics property genes
Phrases (2)
biological processorganic process

Alternatives for ANCESTRIES

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