heredity; genetic inheritance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of an organism) to inherit traits from parents; to pass traits to offspring
neutralUsed primarily in biological and medical contexts to describe the transmission of genetic information.
Shēn身
gāo高
hé和
fà发
sè色
děng等
tè特
zhēng征
huì会
yí遗
chuán传
gěi给
hái孩
zi子
。
Traits such as height and hair color are passed down to children.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jí疾
bìng病
shì是
yí遗
chuán传
de的
。
This disease is hereditary.
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Tā他
de的
yīn音
yuè乐
tiān天
fù赋
kě可
néng能
shì是
yí遗
chuán传
zì自
mǔ母
qīn亲
。
His musical talent may be inherited from his mother.
Yán研
jiū究
yí遗
chuán传
guī规
lǜ律
shì是
yí遗
chuán传
xué学
de的
zhòng重
yào要
rèn任
wù务
。
Studying the laws of heredity is an important task of genetics.