as in genetic
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
heritable characteristics like skin and eye and hair color
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Recent Examples of heritable
Endometriosis is heritable, and both my mom and grandma had it.
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Sarah Bence, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
In the past decade, researchers have focused on the epigenome, a host of factors—some heritable—that influence how genetic information is copied and read at the cellular level.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 27 Feb. 2025
In an old but often-cited Danish study on twins, researchers found that about 25 percent of longevity was heritable—in other words, predetermined by your genes.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
Things that, in my opinion, set responsible breeders apart from the irresponsible include heritable disease screening before using an animal in a breeding program.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Bence, Health, 4 Mar. 2025
In the past decade, researchers have focused on the epigenome, a host of factors—some heritable—that influence how genetic information is copied and read at the cellular level.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 27 Feb. 2025
In an old but often-cited Danish study on twins, researchers found that about 25 percent of longevity was heritable—in other words, predetermined by your genes.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
Things that, in my opinion, set responsible breeders apart from the irresponsible include heritable disease screening before using an animal in a breeding program.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heritable
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New biotechnologies possible These previously unknown and newly described species carry genetic traits associated with resilience to extreme environments such as those found in space.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Investigators then turned to investigative genetic genealogy for answers.—
Jordan Kinsey,
CBS News,
17 May 2025
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The medical examiner ruled her death the result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or hardened arteries, possibly due to a hereditary disorder.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2025
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Most dermatologists believed that 90% of hair loss was hereditary and that the hormone testosterone was the cause once it was converted to its active form DHT.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Quoting the late American historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Horn said Jewish culture makes a distinction between history and memory, and Jews are more interested in memory: investing a historical event with eternal, inheritable meaning.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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But Next Time? The fast-moving conflict between India and Pakistan last week demonstrated the inherent dangers of the modern nuclear age. 7h agoBy W.J. Hennigan TODAYS FRONT PAGES Edition: INYT - Page Two Harvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta.—
Ben Hubbard Saumya Khandelwal Matthew DeFeo W.J. Hennigan,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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This description captures both the ambition and the inherent tension in this evolution.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Heritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heritable. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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