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I think you're using "inherited" to mean "comes from your parents in any way," but that's not what it means in this context. If something is learned from your p

• tehwalrus 13y ago
  going by the "receiving money when people die" thing, I'd say its anything your relatives give to you. I'm sure in a biological science context people mean only genetic/biochemical things (biochemical - e.g. heroin addiction), but my point is that it's difficult to separate out the truly biological ones from the learned ones in most cases.
  • scott_s 13y ago
    That's a fine point to make - separating out variables is hard. But when talking in a biological context, you're going to confuse people if you use the colloquial definition of "inherited".