as in blood
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the natural process by which physical and mental qualities are passed from a parent to a child
Heredity plays no part in the disease.
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Recent Examples of heredity
Genetics and heredity define stock in some modern contexts, but for the 1930s salmon homing debate, the implications of genetic dividing lines were very different.
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Greg Uyeno, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
No singular cause has been identified for most causes of ALS, with some research into factors that may be linked, such as heredity, environmental exposures, and diet, among others.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Tuesday, July 1 Genetics talk: Henry George will discuss the science of heredity at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 1.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
For people who are profoundly deaf, there is an interruption of the sound signal to the auditory nerve, which can be caused by illness, trauma, or heredity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2022
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Greg Uyeno, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 2025
No singular cause has been identified for most causes of ALS, with some research into factors that may be linked, such as heredity, environmental exposures, and diet, among others.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Tuesday, July 1 Genetics talk: Henry George will discuss the science of heredity at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 1.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
For people who are profoundly deaf, there is an interruption of the sound signal to the auditory nerve, which can be caused by illness, trauma, or heredity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heredity
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The trio fled; Cordell staggered to his feet, blood gushing from his face.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The list price of Eliquis, a blood thinner, plunged 43%, while Jardiance, used to treat Type 2 diabetes, fell 44%.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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According to the sheriff’s office, the blood evidence found at the scene was submitted for genetic genealogy and linked to Steven Richard Hardy, a then-35-year-old Vietnam veteran from Texas.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Calico paper, for example, relied on data from the genealogy firm Ancestry from family trees involving hundreds of millions of people going back to the 1800s.—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the region has fired off multiple powerful solar flares in rapid succession, most have failed to hurl significant amounts of solar material into space.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Leadership succession, therefore, is not merely a contest of personalities, but a debate about the DA’s theory of power in a coalition-era political system.—
Sam Mkokeli,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Savanna was born in 2012 at Mast Farm, the zoo's offsite cheetah breeding facility.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Feb. 2026
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The condor almost disappeared in the 1980s, when biologists trapped the last 22 of them in Southern California and began a captive breeding program.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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The thinking went that the devices, which have grown increasingly popular in recent years, would give residents a feasible alternative to driving to work, the grocery store, or to visit relatives.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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It's caused tension in the community and with relatives.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Shaboozey, clad in jeans, a black waistcoat and hat, continued to speak candidly about his ancestry.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Some of the biggest travel trends expected for 2026 are around ancestry and grocery store tourism.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Making an investment in children’s future from birth is a welcome idea in many quarters.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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That strategy was evident enough in his first public appearance, when the man born Gustavus Nelson gave birth to a legend named Tav Falco.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
8 Feb. 2026
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The family had called 911 to report that Chakraborty was throwing glass at his home on Parsons Blvd.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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That stillness is what drew Nancy and her family to the area decades ago.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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