heredity vs. genetics
[huh-red-i-tee]
/ həˈrɛd ɪ ti /
noun
Biology.
heredities
plural
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the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
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the genetic characters so transmitted.
[juh-net-iks]
/ dʒəˈnɛt ɪks /
noun
(used with a singular verb)
genetics
plural
-
Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
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the genetic properties and phenomena of an organism.
