theory of inheritance

theory of inheritance
noun
(biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations
Topics: ↑biology, ↑biological science
Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory
Hyponyms: ↑Mendelism, ↑Mendelianism

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