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Synonyms & Antonyms of heritable
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
- heritable characteristics like skin and eye and hair color
Synonyms for heritable
- genetic
- (also genetical),
- hereditary,
- inborn,
- inheritable,
- inherited
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“Heritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heritable. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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