新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

heredity

英  [hɪˈredɪti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 遗传(过程)

    Heredity is the process by which features and characteristics are passed on from parents to their children before the children are born.

    近义词

    genetics

    双语例句

    例:

    Heredity is not a factor in causing the cancer.

    遗传不是这种癌症的起因。

    例:

    the view that heredity determines intelligence.

    遗传决定智力的观点。