inherit
definition
to receive characteristics from someone through genes
example
A child who has inherited a defective gene from one parent shows no signs of the disease at birth but may develop symptoms later in life.
synonyms
receiveobtainacquire
word origin — Middle English enherite ‘receive as a right’, from Old French enheriter, from late Latin inhereditare ‘appoint as heir’, from Latin in- ‘in’ + heres, hered- ‘heir’