heritability

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noun

The condition of being inheritable

Similar
inheritability
Opposite
environmentability
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Meanings

nounheritability (countable and uncountable, plural heritabilities)

plural heritabilities

  1. uncountableThe condition of being inheritable
  2. countablebiologyThe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance; i.e. the proportion of variability that is genetic in origin

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
inheritability
Opposite
environmentability
Also see
inheritability

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 遺傳力 /遗传力, 遺傳度 /遗传度
  • 遺傳力 /遗传力 (yíchuánlì)the ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
  • 遺傳度 /遗传度 (yíchuándù)the ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
Czech dědivost
  • dědivostthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
Dutch erfelijkheid
  • erfelijkheidthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
French héritabilité
  • héritabilitéthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
German Heritabilität, Erblichkeit
  • Heritabilitätthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
  • Erblichkeitthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
  • Vererbbarkeitthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
Japanese 遺伝率
  • 遺伝率 (itenritsu)the ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
Spanish heredabilidad
  • heredabilidadthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
Swedish ärftlighet
  • ärftlighetthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
Vietnamese hệ số di truyền
  • hệ số di truyềnthe ratio of the genetic variance of a population to its phenotypic variance
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APA

heritability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heritability

MLA

“heritability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heritability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heritability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heritability.

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