Birgid Schlindwein'sHypermedia Glossary Of Genetic TermsSearch Results |
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| Inheritance | Trait which is derived by an heir from an ancestor; transmission and reception by animal or plant generation. Trait acquired via biological heredity that passes from parent to offspring. |
| Trait | An attribute or character of an individual within a species for which heritable differences can be defined. |
| Heredity | The organic relation between successive generations; germinal constitution. The biological similarity of progeny and parents. |
| Progeny | The subsequent generation following a mating or crossing of parents; offspring. |