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
However, heredity, genetics, and environmental factors may also have an impact.
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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
Genetics, heredity, or health conditions may determine the characteristics defining these groups.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Genetics and heredity may play a role, and lifestyle factors may also contribute.2
Unknown Causes of Precancerous Cells and Pancreas Tumors
Risk factors are not causes.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for heredity
Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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
Genetics, heredity, or health conditions may determine the characteristics defining these groups.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Genetics and heredity may play a role, and lifestyle factors may also contribute.2
Unknown Causes of Precancerous Cells and Pancreas Tumors
Risk factors are not causes.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for heredity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heredity
Noun
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At least 90ml of urine is required in the company of a chaperone for the most common analysis, but blood samples can also be taken.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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But blood samples on record were subsequently tested and found to have antibodies against the parasite, suggesting an infection.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Festival highlights include a grape stomp, a wine garden, Roman encampment and swordsmanship demos, An Italian Fashion Show, a children’s zone and a cultural and culinary stage with pizza tossing, genealogy talks and gardening segments.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
15 June 2025
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The Cultural Repatriation Committee formed in 2024 and looked through public records to identify exactly who the people were and establish a genealogy, according to Baham.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Effective, July 1, the current deputy CEO will step up to run the organization alongside existing long-time leader Dag Rasmussen, signalling a succession process and the latter’s possible departure, or shift to full-time chairmanship of the retailer.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The change paved the way for female descendants of King Albert II, Philippe’s father, to accede based on birth order, meaning that sons would no longer skip ahead of their sisters in the line of succession.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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By 1987, the entire species – numbering just 22 individuals – was removed from the wild and placed into captive breeding programs at a number of zoos throughout the United States.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Since then, that number has increased to 82 breeding pairs across the Great Lakes, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve the plovers’ natural habitat.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Although ancient American ancestry in modern dogs has mostly vanished, there is at least one breed that still carries the native legacy from thousands of years ago: Chihuahuas.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In one Tulsa, Oklahoma classroom, 74-year-old Sharon Mitchell is discovering ancient Egypt, feeling the pride of her ancestry.—
Kristal Brent Zook,
Essence,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Women will learn what bodily changes to expect after giving birth, how to prepare for childbirth and how to maximize recovery.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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The latter group may discuss whether the hepatitis B vaccine is necessary at birth before a baby leaves the hospital, according to Kulldorff.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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Giving way Construction of a KB Home single family housing development is shown in Menifee, California, U.S., September 4, 2024.—
Sara Salinas,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Over the course of one fateful summer on Beechwood, the Sinclairs’ private island just off of Martha’s Vineyard, the horrifying truth about what happened to Cadence — along with a slew of other family secrets — is finally brought to light.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
18 June 2025
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Last year, his season featured 24 races across six months.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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At the moment, everyone’s in this race to be the first to get AGI.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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