Heritability
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World English Dictionary
heritable (ˈhɛrɪtəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of being inherited; inheritable |
| 2. | chiefly law capable of inheriting |
| [C14: from Old French, from heriter to | |
| herita'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'heritably | |
| —adv | |
| heritable (ˈhɛrɪtəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | capable of being inherited; inheritable |
| 2. | chiefly law capable of inheriting |
| [C14: from Old French, from heriter to | |
| herita'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'heritably | |
| —adv | |
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Medical Dictionary
heritability her·i·ta·bil·i·ty (hěr'ĭ-tə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The quality of being heritable.
The proportion of phenotypic variance attributable to variance in genotypes.
heritable her·i·ta·ble (hěr'ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being passed from one generation to the next; hereditary.
Capable of inheriting or taking by inheritance.
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Science Dictionary
heritable  (hěr'ĭ-tə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
Capable of being passed from one generation to the next through the genes. |
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Example sentences
Heritability allows us to examine how genetics directly impact an individual's height.
The key to their approach was a statistical concept called heritability.
With this in mind, imagine their confusion and horror at being told about non-zero heritability.
New work examining the subtle symptoms shared by close relatives has underscored the disease's heritability.
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