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Definition of hereditarian
: an advocate of the theory that individual differences in human beings can be accounted for primarily on the basis of genetics
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hereditarian
noun
he·red·i·tar·i·an
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Medical Definition of hereditarian
: an advocate of the theory that individual differences in human beings can be accounted for primarily on the basis of genetics
Other Words from hereditarian
hereditarian
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hereditarianism
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