heritability

American  

[her-i-tuh bil-i-tee] / ˌhɛr ɪ tə ˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

heritabilities

1. the state or quality of being heritable.

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Other Word Forms

• inheritability noun

Example Sentences

Buxbaum compares the heritability of autism to the heritability of height, another polygenic trait.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

"If your parents have schizophrenia, you're much more likely to get it than you are to get heart disease if your parents have the disease. There is a very large heritability for these brain-related conditions."

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

Although the heritability of cognitive ability appears to play some role on an individual level, there is also a lot of evidence that environment matters.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

Through selective breeding, the scientists map key traits such as weight and development time, tracking their heritability, and monitoring the genomic diversity of their breeding stock.

From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2023

The certain fact is, that a great distinction in respect of heritability is observable between congenital and acquired characters.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John