Similarly, being a quasi-random graph is also a hereditary property.
In the realm of hereditary genetics there are more precise examples of threshold phenomena as well.
In 1747, the system of land tenure by which a tenant could be summoned for military service, known as hereditary ward-holding, was abolished.
While in principle hereditary monarchy may have been disliked, it rarely took centre-stage in the analysis.
So, hereditary and communal rights to occupancy and individual ownership by a landlord are still in contest.
It is no surprise then that those who experienced everyday life in terms of the family thought of their occupancy of land as hereditary.
For the larger tenant, continued occupancy was secure under the lease system and, as such, they had less cause to mobilise concepts of hereditary right.
Recent years have seen the identification of many genetic defects that underlie hereditary neurodegenerative disorders in humans.
