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Heredity vs Extragenetic - What's the difference?

heredity | extragenetic |

As a noun heredity

is hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.

As an adjective extragenetic is

describing any form of heredity that does not involve genetics.

heredity

English

Noun

(heredities)
  • Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.

    • Related terms

    * hereditary

    See also

    * pangenesis

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    extragenetic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Describing any form of heredity that does not involve genetics