Heredity
Pronunciation : He*red"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. hereditas heirship.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. See Pangenesis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913