"heredity" in Chinese (Simplified)

遗传

Definition

通过基因将特征或性状从父母传递给子女的过程。

多用于科学、医学和学术语境，常见说法有“遗传规律”“遗传学的研究”。不要混淆“遗传”（heredity）和“继承”（inheritance，指财产）。

Heredity determines your eye color.

**遗传**决定了你的眼睛颜色。

Many diseases are linked to heredity.

许多疾病与**遗传**有关。

Tall parents often pass their height to children through heredity.

高个子的父母经常通过**遗传**把身高传递给孩子。

Some talents seem to run in families because of heredity.

有些天赋似乎在家族中遗传，这就是**遗传**的作用。

He blamed heredity for his early gray hair.

他把自己早生白发归因于**遗传**。

Modern genetics has helped us understand heredity much better.

现代遗传学让我们更好地了解了**遗传**。