inherited — definition (Human Genome)

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Human Genome

Transmitted through genes from parents to offspring. See also cancer, gene

National Human Genome Research Institute — Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms

See: inherit

Human Genome Project — Human Genome Project

Healthcare› Medicine

Cancer

(in-HAYR-it-ed) Transmitted through genes that have been passed from parents to their offspring (children).

National Cancer Institute — Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Healthcare› Medicine› Cancer

Lung Cancer

(in-HAIR-uh-tid): Something that is passed on from parents to their children. When traits are passed on from one generation to the next, it is called heredity.

CDC — CDC Lung Cancer Glossary