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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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Aedes aegypti zero in on humans and tend to poke multiples times before taking blood.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The authors point out collagen has multiple roles within the human body, including supporting skin cells, protecting organs, helping with blood clotting and more.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Genetic genealogy capitalizes on the popularity of consumer DNA products to compare a forensic DNA sample against the profiles in the databases of private companies, like Ancestry.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The method involves using publicly available genealogy sites to find genetic relatives of an unidentified DNA sample that may belong to a potential suspect.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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According to Dr Craig Prescott, a specialist in UK constitutional law, their place in the line of succession should be safe.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2026
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Several news outlets, citing White House sources, said Collins is the one government official being kept away in the case there is an attack on the proceeding to ensure someone in the line of presidential succession stays alive.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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The property runs about 1,000 breeding female cows and a few dozen herd bulls, a feed yard facility and individual feed intake facility.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Birds wait years or decades to breed One reason the kakapo population has grown slowly is that its breeding is, like everything about the birds, peculiar.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Scans of its skull revealed bone patterns that distinguished it from close relatives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Scans of its skull revealed bone patterns that helped distinguish it from close relatives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Arenado’s mother, Millie, is of Puerto Rican and Cuban ancestry.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff's office confirmed investigators are looking into investigative genetic genealogy, a relatively new forensic tool made possible by the rise in popularity of consumer genetic testing, where people can send their DNA to find out about their ancestry and locate potential relatives.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Over the year, the team handles challenging cases including premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer, tuberculosis, and slavery.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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The German international had missed the team’s first match due to a visa delay and the birth of his first child just before the season.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Through the implementation of strong border policies, fentanyl trafficking across the southern border has been slashed in half, leading to fewer overdose deaths devastating American families.—
Gabe Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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So while there were certain elements that would’ve made this a nice trip for a family with young adults, that wasn’t the prevailing guest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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