Gift from parents (5)

I believe the answer is:

genes

(Other definitions for genes that I've seen before include "Biological factors controlling heredity" , "Units of heredity" , "Factors governing heredity, carried by chromosome" , "Units of DNA" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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