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
Zoologist Charles Davenport created the Cold Spring Harbor Eugenics Record Office in 1910 to pursue his interests in evolution, breeding and human heredity.
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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
And both relied on the xenophobic logic and pseudoscientific understandings of heredity that define eugenics.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for 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
And both relied on the xenophobic logic and pseudoscientific understandings of heredity that define eugenics.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for heredity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heredity
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Severe infections can also include aches, headaches, elevated fever, lethargy, rashes, and blood in the urine or stool.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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The death of a 9-year-old girl who became unresponsive after dental surgery in San Diego County has been ruled an accident resulting from a rare blood disorder, according to autopsy report by the San Diego County Medical Examiner‘s Office.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The identification effort will continue for another several months at least and will include extensive genealogy work, Gary said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2025
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Learn the basics of genealogy, including how to set goals, find key records, organize information, and explore online resources.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Leaders need to be thinking about the impact this will have on the workforce, including loss of institutional knowledge, huge leadership gaps, succession pressures and mentorship gaps.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Now Ahuja has a succession saga to sort out himself — at Sony’s film studio.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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But the long-term effects on cultivation, breeding and access are still playing out.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In a unique breeding strategy, males of the species die immediately after the breeding cycle, the conservancy said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Another approach, the phylogenetic species concept, emphasizes ancestry instead of breeding.—
Elay Shech,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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For those without ancestry, the following nations offer quicker or simpler paths via residency.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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This project gave birth to the Gunia Project, and the first joint collection from both designers was a series of beautiful scarves.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Ventura was heavily pregnant during her testimony and just gave birth to her third child with husband Alex Fine.—
Janeé Bolden,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Next was dad Harry following closely behind as his little princess met a Disney Princess, before the family was photographed going up a log flume ride at Tiana's Bayou Adventure.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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While Georgia is thankful to be free and reunited with her family, the press around the murder and the trial will nevertheless affect the family's future.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Ralph Rosado has defeated Jose Regalado in Miami’s District 4 race, concluding a special election that promises to tip the scales of power on the City Commission.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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In practice, the 24-player races may not feel entire untenable, but there’s definitely another layer of insanity.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2025
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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