Something that is hereditary is passed from parent to child, either through their genes (such as facial[?] features and certain diseases) or through inheritance (such as a title of nobility).
The link here from quiver relates to a technical meaning from mathematics.
Stub
All Wikipedia text
is available under the
terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
Search Encyclopedia
Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
... years of age or older. The average household size is 2.86 and the average family size is 3.32.
In the town the population is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, ...