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Descriptor English: Heredity
Descriptor Spanish: Herencia
Descriptor transmisión hereditaria
Scope note: Transmisión de los rasgos codificados en los GENES, de los padres al hijo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hereditariedade
Descriptor French: Hérédité
Tree number(s): G05.390
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D040941
Scope note: The transmission of traits encoded in GENES from parent to offspring.
Annotation: do not confuse with INHERITANCE see WILLS
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see GENETICS (1974-2002)
History Note: 2003; use GENETICS (1974-2002)
DeCS ID: 37645
Unique ID: D040941
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Heredity - Preferred
Concept UI M0009138
Scope note The transmission of traits encoded in GENES from parent to offspring.
Preferred term Heredity



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