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
Her research on the genes in corn changed scientists’ understanding of heredity and laid the foundation for treating genetic defects in humans.
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Zoologist Charles Davenport created the Cold Spring Harbor Eugenics Record Office in 1910 to pursue his interests in evolution, breeding and human heredity.
—Shoumita Dasgupta, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Newell comes by his activism through heredity.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
And both relied on the xenophobic logic and pseudoscientific understandings of heredity that define eugenics.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Zoologist Charles Davenport created the Cold Spring Harbor Eugenics Record Office in 1910 to pursue his interests in evolution, breeding and human heredity.
—Shoumita Dasgupta, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Newell comes by his activism through heredity.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
And both relied on the xenophobic logic and pseudoscientific understandings of heredity that define eugenics.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heredity
Noun
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In contrast, veins transport blood back to the heart under very low pressure.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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After waiting four long hours, Mitch, his dad Steve and Rortvedt went to the place where the buck had stood in the field, and there was a heavy blood trail.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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This profile was sent to CBI’s forensic genetic genealogy team, which used it to create new leads in the case, the company said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The genetic genealogy technique — popularized after the arrest of the Golden State Killer in 2018 — also failed to narrow down a suspect.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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In swift succession, the story was first reported by Fox News, then confirmed by Treasury Secretary Brandon Beach, and then blasted out by the White House and its Rapid Response 47 social media handle.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The documentary deliberately avoids a traditional narrative style, instead unfolding in a succession of powerful visual moments as well as scenes of the youngster with his aging grandparents at home in their very, very modest dwelling.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Thai government designated a Thai Buffalo Conservation Day beginning in 2017 and local governments now provide breeding assistance to farmers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Watch for more introductions in the coming years as breeding efforts begin to yield results.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her relatives were considering a plan to take on debt to stay open this winter, a proposition that worried her because, with Grand Canyon Lodge and other park visitor services destroyed, there is no guarantee of what next year’s traffic will look like.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Their names were being withheld by police, pending notification of their relatives.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani discusses Mazrui in his book, because Transition, the magazine that published him, was founded by Rajat Neogy, who, like Mamdani, was a Ugandan of Indian ancestry, eventually forced into exile.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Her perky protagonist notably navigated a romantic relationship with vampire Bill Compton and explored the roots of her own fairy ancestry.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Also, Froedtert's birth center, located within the neighboring Children's hospital, is expanding.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Often operated as small businesses, the facilities are designed to serve women with low-risk pregnancies, offering an option besides a hospital or home birth.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dancers and band members from the nearby Edison School of the Arts performed at the grand opening ceremony, where Elanco launched a nutrition program to feed and educate 250 families in the Valley Neighborhood.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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To find that balance, for myself and my family, I meal-prep about once a week.—
Millie Peartree,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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