heritable
heritable — 形容詞
- heritablepositive
- more heritablecomparative
- most heritablesuperlative
1. describes a medical condition or physical quality that is transmitted from one g
可遺傳的
可經由基因傳給後代的
describes a medical condition or physical quality that is transmitted from one generation to the next through the genetic material inside cells.
The doctor told Hassan's family their son's condition was heritable and could affect other children.
醫生告訴 Hassan 一家人，這種疾病是可遺傳的，可能會影響未來的孩子。
heritable condition — commonly used with diseases and medical disorders
Takeshi's blue eyes are a heritable trait that runs in his Japanese family.
Takeshi 的藍色眼睛是一項可遺傳的特徵，在他的日本家族中代代相傳。
heritable trait — physical qualities passed through genes
Scientists have identified several heritable forms of breast cancer linked to specific genes.
科學家已經發現好幾種與特定基因相關的可遺傳性乳癌。
Kian asked the genetic counselor whether his heart condition was heritable or caused by lifestyle.
Kian 詢問遺傳諮詢師，他的心臟疾病是否為可遺傳的，還是由生活習慣所造成。
Researchers are studying the heritable patterns of hearing loss among families in rural Mexico.
研究人員正在探討墨西哥鄉村家庭中聽力損失的可遺傳模式。
- hereditary
more common in everyday language; 'heritable' sounds more technical and is preferred in scientific writing
- inheritable
almost identical in meaning but far less frequent; 'heritable' is the standard term in genetics
- genetic
broader — covers all gene-related traits, including those that appear without being inherited (mutations)
- acquired
describes conditions that develop during a person's lifetime (e.g., from infection or injury), not passed through genes