heredity

pronunciation

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  • n.
    遗传
    遗传性

Word Origin

heredity 遗产

来自拉丁语heres,继承,词源同heir,heiress,来自PIE*ghe,留下,遗留。

Example

1. He knew nothing of heredity or genetics , both crucial to evolution .
其实他对遗传或是遗传学根本是一无所知,而这两个对进化论很关键。
2. Infant temperament was influenced by heredity or the nature of both parents .
婴儿的性格受遗传因素或者父母天性的影响。
3. In fact , personality resemblances between biological relatives are attributable almost entirely to heredity , rather than environment .
事实上,血缘亲戚中的个性相似性几乎可以完全归因于遗传,而不是环境。
4. Somewhere in the ballpark of 70 % of risk for alzheimer 's disease across a population is due to heredity .
某个地方在有患阿尔茨海默氏症可能的整个人群中差不多有70%出之于遗传。
5. The new science of epigenetics rewrites the rules of disease , heredity , and identity .
一项新的科学研究改写了疾病的规律,遗传的规律及个性规律。

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