Transmission of recognisable characteristics to descendants Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEREDITY Transmission of recognisable characteristics to descendants (8) The Guardian Speedy Dec 24, 2017
3% TRAIT Characteristic (5) Newsday Jan 25, 2026
3% KNOW Recognise (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 15, 2026
3% SCION Descendant (5) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
2% TELECOMS Science of information transmission technology (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 22, 2026
2% HIHATS Drum kit components descended from "sock cymbals" (6) New York Times Jan 20, 2026
2% COUNT Recognise member of European nobility (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
2% DEARHEART My beloved Music Faculty, and what it does through data transmission (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
2% RUSTIC Characteristic of country life (6) (6) Puzzler Jan 15, 2026
2% CLIMBDOWN Descend (5,4) (9) Mirror Classic Jan 14, 2026

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