Nonhereditary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  nonhereditary \nonhereditary\ adj.
     Not inheritable through genetic transmission. Opposite of
     {inheritable}, and {heritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired,
     nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate ]
  
     Syn: nontransmissible, nonheritable, noninheritable.


          [WordNet 1.5] nonhierarchic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nonhereditary
       adj : not acquirable by inheritance [syn: {nontransmissible}]