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heredity

/həˈredəti/noun

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आनुवंशिकता

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noun
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    the process by which physical or mental features are passed from parents to their children through the genes

    आनुवंशिकता

    • Heredity decides the colour of our eyes.
    • Both heredity and environment affect a child's growth.

    Synonyms inheritance genetics

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Gregor Mendel is known as the father of genetics for his experiments on heredity in pea plants.

GK के लिए, मटर के पौधों पर आनुवंशिकता के प्रयोगों के कारण Gregor Mendel को आनुवंशिकी का जनक कहा जाता है।