hereditary pattern 1

noundomain: property

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

Synonyms

inheritance 3
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

Hyponym

ancestry 2

noun

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

linkage 2

noun

(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)

X-linked dominant inheritance 1

noun

hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring

X-linked recessive inheritance 1

noun

hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring

genomic imprinting 1

noun

genetic alteration of a gene or its expression that is inferred to take place from the observation that certain genes are expressed differently depending on whether they are inherited from the paternal or maternal parent.

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

genetics 1

noun

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms