adjective
- capable of being inherited; able to be passed down from parent to child or from one generation to the next
Usage: formal or legal usage; often used in legal and scientific contexts
Examples
- Eye color is a hereditable trait determined by genes from both parents.
- The estate was considered hereditable property under the terms of the will.
- Scientists study hereditable diseases to understand genetic patterns in families.
- Wealth and titles were once thought to be hereditable in aristocratic families.
- Certain hereditable conditions can be detected through genetic testing before birth.