Heredity

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For the scientific journal heredity see Heredity (journal)

Heredity (the ajective is hereditary) refers to the process of characters being passed from parent to offspring, either through their genes or through the social institution called inheritance (for example, a title of nobility is passed from individual to individual according to relevant customs and/or laws).

Bloodline is a term describing one's familial ancestry.

As a term in biology, it is effectively a pseudonym for genetics, since biological information is passed on as genes. A leading scientific journal, founded by Ronald Fisher and C. D. Darlington is entitled Heredity


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