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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
The stuff of genes, the stuff of heredity, um,
The backbone of life itself.
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Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
In short, heredity advancement driven by desire.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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.
—Greg Uyeno, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 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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Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
In short, heredity advancement driven by desire.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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.
—Greg Uyeno, JSTOR Daily, 27 Aug. 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
See All Example Sentences for heredity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heredity
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, a stem cell transplant can treat — and sometimes cure — certain blood disorders, cancers and autoimmune diseases by replacing unhealthy stem cells with healthy ones, either from the patient's own bone marrow or donated stem cells from another person.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Crucially, for medical interventions, Oberau is just a 15-minute drive from the private hospital where Stephan Papp is head of radiology, so Mount Med guests are fast-tracked for everything from next-day blood results to MRI scans, thanks to full access to the hospital’s laboratories and equipment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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That mystery was finally solved in November 2025, when investigators identified Devan Riggs through advanced DNA testing and forensic genealogy, the agency announced.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The breakthrough came from investigative genealogy work, led in part by students and staff at Ramapo College's Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center, in coordination with the Albuquerque Police Department and the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Instead, the show follows Paula on her downward spiral, maintaining a relentless focus on a rapid succession of crises that’s effective in building momentum but loses any sense of what drew Paula to Trevor — whose services include Zoom dinner dates as well as cybersex — in the first place.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Mix things up to increase engagement, and try succession planting, a technique used to maximize yield by continuously sowing seeds or adding new transplants throughout the season, rather than all at once.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Gray whales have long migrated along the California coast on their roughly 12,000-mile (19,300-kilometer) journey between breeding lagoons in Mexico and feeding grounds in the Arctic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Robles said the district will increase mosquito trapping and surveillance to identify breeding sites.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Perry’s mother Suzanne Morrison wrote that her son and the family had known Iwamasa for decades, and that relatives were relieved when Perry, who’d had recurring struggles with addiction throughout his life, hired the assistant in 2022.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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The restaurant’s name comes from the red pot his father used while cooking for family gatherings – a dish that signaled to relatives and friends that a memorable meal was on the way.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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Similarly, modern human populations have some Neanderthal ancestry — a legacy of past interactions with that species that went extinct about 40,000 years ago.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Without due process, everyone of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast was forced to abandon (or sell, usually at a significant loss) their homes, farms and businesses before being put in camps like Manzanar.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The 25-year-old Maryland woman, Kamryn Jones, later gave birth to a baby girl.—
Dan Morse,
Washington Post,
24 May 2026
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For the birth scene, director Ken Olin gave Woodley and Brown room to find the moment rather than execute something predetermined, and several of the women hired as midwives were real nurses; one was a doula.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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The communal pool has a splash pad with a mushroom shower for little ones, while the secluded two-story lagoon villas have private pools, large living spaces, and two to three bedrooms ideal for multi-generational families.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Being part of Braddock’s family came with perquisites.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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