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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
In short, heredity advancement driven by desire.
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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
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
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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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
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
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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Quigley’s blood alcohol content information was not public record until it was compelled by a judge in January of this year as part of discovery in a civil lawsuit.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Try Natural Deterrents Castor oil, used kitty litter, cayenne powder, human hair, blood meal, and predator urine sprays are all commonly used to repel groundhogs.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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Authorities exhumed the child’s remains and used genetic genealogy to track down possible relatives.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The task force also used the newer field of genetic genealogy to identify some of the unidentified bodies.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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Then, three shots ring out in quick succession.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 49-year-old from Carver, Massachusetts is accused of running a dogfighting operation for years; breeding and training dogs for violence and subjecting the animals to disturbing and cruel conditions and punishment.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The reason, we are told, is concern about disruption of access to a nearby sanctuary of vervet monkeys, the adorable offspring of escapees from a breeding farm in the 1940s.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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In emotional statements during a bail hearing, relatives described lives cut short and families left to navigate daily loss, urging Yolo Superior Court Judge Daniel McGuire to keep the defendants in custody as the case moves toward trial.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, about 40 of the boy’s relatives and friends gathered at a balloon release near the scene of the shooting, struggling to make sense of the violent act.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Their Tibetan ancestry dates back thousands of years to when they were bred as an interior sentinel in the Buddhist monasteries.—
Katelyn Chef,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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After all, many of us, including those of European ancestry, are a type of invasive species.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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The county’s child welfare agency had been involved with Jaxon since birth, according to his father, who said the boy he was born nearly eight weeks prematurely and showed signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2026
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By May 2023, Kim Il-hyeok’s wife was in her second trimester, and time was running out to find an escape window before the baby’s birth.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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Spotify is also taking the opportunity to introduce a new chart in the US that shows the best kids' and family stories to listen to.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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The title comes from the street address for the home Crystal and his family lived in for 46 years, a house lost in last year's devastating Palisades fires.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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