(Genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents.
1The physician is often faced with questions about hereditary patterns within the family and with requests to perform genetic testing.
2B. Watson roundly declared that he could find no support for hereditary patterns of behavior, nor for special abilities (musical, art, etc.)
3An estimated 5-10% of breast cancer is considered to be due to mutations in genes conferring high risk which results in hereditary patterns of disease.
Translations for hereditary pattern