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theory of inheritance

DEFINITIONS OF: theory of inheritance

1

n (biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations

Types:
Mendelianism, Mendelism
the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws
Type of:
scientific theory
a theory that explains scientific observations
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