Genes vs Hereditary - What's the difference?
genes | hereditary |
which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate
(of a title, honor or right) legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
(of a person) holding a legally hereditary title or rank
(of a disease or trait) passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
As nouns the difference between genes and hereditary
is that genes is while hereditary is a hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the house of lords.As an adjective hereditary is
which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate.hereditary
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.
- hereditary rulers
- ''Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.