genetic endowment

Definitions of genetic endowment

1. noun

   the total of inherited attributes
   synonyms: heredity

   types:

   hereditary pattern, inheritance

   (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

   ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage

   inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

   gene linkage, linkage

   (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

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

   X-linked recessive inheritance

   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

   type of:

   property

   a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class