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grandpaternal — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: grand + paternal : grandfatherly taught, in deference to grandpaternal feelings, to address his grandfather as “Mr. Wendell” M.A.D.Howe … Useful english dictionary
heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… … Universalium