familial \familial\ adj.
   1. relating to or having the characteristics of a family; as,
      children of the same familial background; familial
      aggregation.
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. tending to occur among members of a family, usually by
      hereditary transmission; familial traits.

   Syn: genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted,
        transmissible.
        [WordNet 1.5]

	

	familial
     adj 1: relating to or having the characteristics of a family;
            "children of the same familial background"; "familial
            aggregation"
     2: tending to occur among members of a family usually by
        heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits";
        "genetically transmitted features" [syn: genetic, hereditary,
         inherited, transmitted, transmissible]