INHERITED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inherited mean? 

• INHERITED (adjective)
  The adjective INHERITED has 1 sense:

1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

  Familiarity information: INHERITED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INHERITED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

Synonyms:

familial; genetic; hereditary; inherited; transmissible; transmitted

Context example:

genetically transmitted features

Similar:

heritable; inheritable (capable of being inherited)

 Context examples 

Evidence of this galactic remodelling is seen in the paths of stars inherited from the dwarf galaxy.

(The Gaia Sausage: the major collision that changed the Milky Way, University of Cambridge)

They are inherited from a person’s mother via the egg, but if they are damaged, it can result in a serious mitochondrial disease.

(Mitochondrial diseases could be treated with gene therapy, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The cells were modified to produce high levels of 2 proteins—beta-amyloid precursor protein and presenilin—with mutations seen in inherited forms of Alzheimer’s disease.

(Human Cells Model Alzheimer’s Disease, NIH)

Genome sequencing narrowed that finding to a gene defect passed from one generation to the next, suggesting that the gene is an inherited risk factor for the disease.

(Study finds genetic link for rare intestinal cancer, NIH)

Because HLA markers are inherited from both parents, siblings have a one-in-four chance of being a perfect match.

(Early treatment benefits infants with severe combined immunodeficiency, NIH)

They have been implicated in as many as 10 percent of inherited forms of the disease and in about 4 percent of patients who have no family history.

(Too much protein may kill brain cells as Parkinson’s progresses, NINDS)

A group of rare inherited disorders characterized by a deficiency of enzymes that are involved in metabolic pathways that affect muscles.

(Metabolic Myopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

This confirms that while unique to each individual, some aspects of the family connectome are inherited and maintained throughout development and may be useful as early biomarkers of mental or neurological conditions.

(Brain Activity Is Inherited, May Inform Treatment for ADHD, Autism, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The discovery could apply to studies of inherited photoreceptor degeneration diseases in people, known as retinitis pigmentosa.

(Retinal prion disease study redefines role for brain cells, National Institutes of Health)

Inherited causes include Fabry disease and porphyrias.

(Autonomic Neuropathy, NCI Thesaurus)