heritable

See also: héritable

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English heritable, from Anglo-Norman heritable; equivalent to herit +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹɪtəbəl/

Adjective

heritable (comparative more heritable, superlative most heritable)

  1. That can legally be inherited.
  2. Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.
    • 1909, Albert Charles Seward, Darwin and Modern Science:
      But if we consider that all heritable variations must have their roots in the germ-plasm, and further, that when personal selection does not intervene, ...
    • 1982, Yutaka Kawazoe, “Molecular Mechanism of Chemical Modification of Cellular Nucleic Acid Bases by 4-Hydroxyaminoquinoline 1-oxide”, in Carcinogenic and Mutagenic N-substituted Aryl Compounds, page 185:
      Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.
    • 2018 April 16, Ian Sample, The Guardian:
      The colour of a person’s hair is one of the most heritable features of their appearance, with studies on twins suggesting that genetics explains up to 97% of hair colour.

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman heritable; equivalent to heriten +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛriˈtaːblə/, /ɛriˈtaːbəl/

Adjective

heritable

  1. (Late Middle English, rare) inheritable, hereditary (able to be inherited).

Descendants

  • English: heritable

References

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