Inherited

  • 31inherited — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. genetic, inbred, in the genes, hereditary, connate, in the blood, inborn, passed down, innate. ANT.: acquired, learned II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of or from one s ancestors: ancestral, hereditary,… …

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  • 32inherited — in her·it·ed || ɪn herɪtɪd adj. received by legal right at a person s death; received as a legacy; transmitted genetically in·her·it || ɪn herɪt v. receive by legal right at a person s death; receive as a legacy; receive by genetic… …

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  • 33inherited — /ɪnˈhɛrətəd/ (say in heruhtuhd) adjective received by inheritance …

  • 34inherited — Transmitted through genes that have been passed from parents to their offspring (children) …

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  • 35inherited disease — Abnormal characters or qualities predetermined from parent to offspring; an inborn disease …

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  • 36Inherited Stock — A stock that an individual obtains through an inheritance after the original holder has died. The cost basis for the stock is based on the market value of the security upon the donor s death. If the stock value increased during the time it was… …

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  • 37inherited immunity — innate i …

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  • 38inherited parakeratosis — an autosomal recessive disease of cattle in Europe and North America in which calves around one month of age develop exanthems and parakeratosis on the legs, head, and neck; growth is stunted and they may die within three months. The cause is… …

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  • 39inherited spastic paresis — a hereditary condition seen in calves during the first year of life, characterized by excessive tonic contractions of the gastrocnemius muscle of first one and later both of the hind legs, with rigidity of the hocks so that the animal is lame and …

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  • 40inherited periodic spasticity — an autosomal recessive muscle disorder seen in adult cattle; upon arising, for a few seconds to 30 minutes the animal is unable to flex the hindlimbs or walk and may have limb tremors. Called also stretches …

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