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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Opponents of genetic engineering will call for an outright ban on genetic enhancement and heritable human genetic modification.
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Jamie F. Metzl, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2014
The trait appears to be as heritable as many other traits that breeders routinely select for, and breeders have already begun incorporating methane production into their selection criteria for Canadian dairy cattle, Irish beef cattle and New Zealand sheep.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2024
The trait appears to be as heritable as many other traits that breeders routinely select for, and breeders have already begun incorporating methane production into their selection criteria for Canadian dairy cattle, Irish beef cattle, and New Zealand sheep.
—Bob Holmes, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
Some heritable eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Jamie F. Metzl, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2014
The trait appears to be as heritable as many other traits that breeders routinely select for, and breeders have already begun incorporating methane production into their selection criteria for Canadian dairy cattle, Irish beef cattle and New Zealand sheep.
—Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2024
The trait appears to be as heritable as many other traits that breeders routinely select for, and breeders have already begun incorporating methane production into their selection criteria for Canadian dairy cattle, Irish beef cattle, and New Zealand sheep.
—Bob Holmes, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
Some heritable eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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