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familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible(adj)

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

"an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible(adj)

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

"ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"

genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring

eye and hair color are hereditary

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