The Passing of Traits Through Familial Generations

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Spa Time, Group 803, Puzzle 3 (Calm Atmosphere).

Question is: The Passing of Traits Through Familial Generations

and the answer is: HEREDITY

Word Meaning:

HEREDITY — Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.

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