inheritable

/in'heritəbl/

Thân thiện

Eye color is an inheritable trait passed from parents to children.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Capable of being inherited: Describes characteristics, properties, rights, or titles that can be legally or genetically passed from one generation to the next. 2. Transmissible by heredity: In biology, refers to traits or genetic information that can be passed from parent to offspring.

Usage and Examples

• General/Legal Context: Used to describe property, rights, or titles that can be received as an inheritance.
  • The estate is not inheritable by distant relatives under the current law.
  • He holds an inheritable peerage that will pass to his eldest son.
• Biological/Genetic Context: Used to describe physical or genetic traits.
  • Eye color is an inheritable characteristic.
  • Some diseases are inheritable through specific gene mutations.

Advanced Usage

• "Inheritable variation": In evolutionary biology, refers to genetic differences among individuals that can be passed on, forming the basis for natural selection.
  • Natural selection acts upon inheritable variation within a population.

Variants and Related Words

• Inherit (verb): To receive (property, a title, etc.) from someone who has died, or to derive (a characteristic) genetically from one's parents.
• Inheritance (noun): The act of inheriting; the property, genetic trait, or right received.
• Inheritor (noun): A person who inherits; a heir.
• Heritable (adjective): Often used synonymously with "inheritable," especially in biological and legal contexts.

Synonyms

• Heritable
• Transmissible (in genetic contexts)
• Passable (in the context of rights or titles)

Antonyms

• Non-inheritable
• Acquired (for traits not determined by genetic inheritance)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being inherited
   • inheritable traits such as eye color
   • an inheritable title

Từ đồng nghĩa

• heritable