The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GENE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Hereditary unit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GENE | 97 % | 4 |
| CHROMOSOME | 3 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hereditary unit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gene
- chromosome
- dna
- lamp
- transposon
- transition
- annotation
- sine
- str
- gap
- edit
- insertion
Crossword Answer definitions
GENE noun- A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.
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