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
Newell comes by his activism through heredity.
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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
However, heredity, genetics, and environmental factors may also have an impact.
—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
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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
However, heredity, genetics, and environmental factors may also have an impact.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heredity
Noun
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While the bubonic plague affects lymph nodes, septicemic plague affects the blood.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Those able to donate blood can sign up via the American Red Cross or the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Everything from genome sequencing to clinical diagnoses, crime solving, genealogy tests and genetic engineering uses DNA polymerase.—
James F. Holden,
The Conversation,
21 July 2025
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Only three states have set limits on how law enforcement may use genetic genealogy.—
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Governance is formalized, succession planning is strategic, and decision-making is well-structured.—
Paul Westall,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The swarm — hundreds of small earthquakes hitting the same area in quick succession — started around 1:30 a.m.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Harris nurtured a steadfast passion for horse racing and the thoroughbred breeding industry in Northern California, according to friends and family.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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The Zoological Society of London has been contributing to Saudi Arabia’s long-term sand gazelle breeding, captive management, reintroduction and monitoring efforts.—
Indrabati Lahiri,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The researchers note, however, that more individual genome sequences would be needed to fully understand variation in ancestry during this period of Egyptian history.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
18 July 2025
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Florida, 2010-2015 Betty Brock was a mother of seven who enjoyed singing and art, long bicycle rides, organizing family photos and researching her ancestry.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
16 July 2025
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They are provided a safe place to grow inside their mother’s pouch after birth until they are fully developed.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
19 July 2025
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After the birth of Jack and Jackie’s daughter Caroline in 1957, Jack began to fall for Jackie in a different way.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Beauchemin was since taken down his Facebook page and cut off contact with his family, at least temporarily, an insider told TMZ.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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The president and first lady Melania Trump are set to arrive in Kerr County and meet with families of the victims, as well as local officials, as questions linger over the little warnings that came in the hours ahead of the deadly floods.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The '60s were dominated by star-gazing and the space race which are fundamental to the film as the quartet of heroes get their powers when they are exposed to a burst of celestial radiation during a space mission.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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An annual race, Pat's Run, is held each spring in Tempe, Arizona, to honor him and raise funds for the Pat Tillman Foundation.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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