INHERITANCE

n. I2n-he2r'i2-t'ns. Fr., here dite. Oer.. Erbschaft. 1. The reception of characteristics transmitted from one's ancestors. 2. That which is so derived. Abridged i. Of Haeckel, the fusion or omi ion of certain characteristics in an offspring which were present and in the ancestors. [J, 9.] Ampliigonous i. Of Haeckel, in sexual generation, the i. of character from both father and mother. [J, 9, 201.] Homochronous i. Of Haeckel, i. of a character in an offspring at an age corresponding to that in which the character appeared in the parent. [J, 9, 201.] Homo topic i. Of Haeckel, the i. of acquired character. [J, 9, 201.] [s. 460]