I'm guessing that's why some of the SPY's dividends are unqualified. Page 34 of the same website contains the tax information for the DIA. The DIA paid $2.93 a share in 2008, all of which is qualified.
The mutated gene is passed down through a family, and each generation of children can inherit the gene that causes the disease. Rarely, one of these monogenic diseases can occur spontaneously in a child when his/her parents do not have the disease gene, or there is no history of the disease in the family.
heâ¢redâ¢iâ¢ty. 1. the passing on of characters or traits from parents to offspring as a result of the transmission of genes. 2. the genetic characters so transmitted. 3. the characteristics of an individual that are considered to have been passed on by the parents or ancestors.. (Biology) the transmission from one generation to another of genetic factors that determine individual characteristics: responsible for the resemblances between parents and offspring.