heritability
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, ˌhe-rə-\
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Experts aren’t yet sure of which specific genes may be involved in bipolar disorder heritability, but having a parent or sibling with the condition can increase your risk, according to the NIMH. — Korin Miller, SELF, "9 Things to Know About the Surprisingly Subtle Hypomanic Episodes of Bipolar Disorder," 30 Nov. 2018 That high level of assortative mating was massively inflating the heritability estimate. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, "Genetics play less of a role in lifespan than we thought," 8 Nov. 2018 But for cystic fibrosis, another such condition, heritability was only 1%. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, "Family trees hidden in medical records could predict your disease risk," 17 May 2018 The researchers then overlaid those trees with information on each individual’s health conditions, gleaned from billing codes and lab tests, and used the combined data to estimate the heritability of about 500 traits and diseases. — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, "Family trees hidden in medical records could predict your disease risk," 17 May 2018 The idea that intelligence is highly malleable also jars with research on its heritability. — The Economist, "How and why to search for young Einsteins," 22 Mar. 2018 But according to senior author and Harvard epidemiologist Karestan Koenen, those findings only inferred heritability. — Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, "Genetic Roots of PTSD," 1 Feb. 2018 Psychopathy heritability is probably between 50-70 percent. — Lynn Johnson, National Geographic, "How Fear Makes You Do Good Or Evil," 3 Jan. 2018 The results suggest while use of antidepressants may increase a child's risk of psychiatric disease, heritability could also play a major role, according to study authors. — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, "17 Things You Need to Know About Taking Antidepressants During Pregnancy," 11 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heritability.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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