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heredity

heredity Heredity is the passing of distinguishing bodily or functional traits from parent to offspring.

Heredity is the passing of distinguishing bodily or functional traits from parent to offspring. In this historical source, the term also includes a social meaning: the transmission of ways of living across generations, producing tradition.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Heredity” (Heredity).
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