congenital traits vs inheritance

congenital traits

inheritance

noun
  • The mechanism whereby parts of a superclass are available to instances of its subclass. 

  • The passing of title to an estate upon death. 

  • The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited 

  • That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament. 

  • The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring. 

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