Meaning of the word hereditarily in English

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hereditarily

US /həˌred.əˈter.əl.i/
UK /həˌred.əˈter.əl.i/

Adverb

1.

(of characteristics or diseases) from the genes of a parent to a child, or (of titles and positions in society) from parent to a child as a right:

Example:
Male pattern baldness is transmitted hereditarily by way of the X chromosome inherited from the man's mother.
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