Periytyneet
Periytyneet is a Finnish adjective meaning inherited or hereditary. In Finnish biology, medicine and everyday language, it describes traits, conditions, or diseases transmitted from parents to offspring through genetic material.
Etymology: the root periyty- comes from periyttää “to pass on,” with the suffix -nyt forming a past
In genetics, inherited traits arise from variants in germline DNA transmitted across generations. Some follow Mendelian
Hereditary conditions include a range of medical disorders whose risk can be influenced by family history.
In clinical practice, documenting family history helps assess risk, and genetic counseling or testing may be
See also: perintö, periytyvä, geneettinen periytyminen, hereditary disease, genetics.