| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
heredity he·red·i·ty (hə-rěd'ĭ-tē)
n.
The genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.
One's genetic constitution.
| heredity (hə-rěd'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
The passage of biological traits or characteristics from parents to offspring through the inheritance of genes. |
The passing of characteristics from parents to children. (See genetics.)