Hereditary vs Genetics - What's the difference?
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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.
(biology, genetics) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
(biology, genetics) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.
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As nouns the difference between hereditary and genetics
is that hereditary is a hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords while genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.As an adjective hereditary
is which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate.hereditary
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.
- hereditary rulers
- ''Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.
Derived terms
* hereditariness * hereditarily * hereditary disease * hereditary peerNoun
(hereditaries)See also
* congenitalgenetics
Noun
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- As a result of your father’s, mother’s, and their parents genetics', you are born with a genetic structure that is dealt to you at conception. Our ancestry determines our ' genetics .