Is There a Word Heritable?

capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary. capable of inheriting.

Is it inheritable or heritable?

The important thing to keep in mind is that inherited traits are directly passed down from parents to children, whereas heritable traits are not necessarily genetic.

How do you use heritable in a sentence?

Heritable sentence example

The fold in the ears was caused by a heritable , dominant, mutated gene. The title was made; heritable in order of primogeniture, and in the case of archbishops through their nephews.