as in genetic
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring eye color is an inheritable trait

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Recent Examples of inheritable Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality. Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025 In Germany, courts ruled that Facebook had to give a deceased person’s family access to their account, saying that digital accounts should be treated as inheritable property, like a bank account or house. Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025 There is a form of inheritable rickets that can be passed down through families. Vitamin D deficiency is a common cause of rickets. Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024 Summary Rickets is a health condition that develops in children who do not get enough vitamin D or may have developed as an inheritable condition. Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inheritable
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  • That was common practice around the country in the early days of DNA technology, when more genetic material was needed to develop a DNA profile.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • The British actor, 40, lives with neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition that leads to the growth of tumors in various parts of the body.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 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
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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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  • Behavioral traits have a heritable component and are more readily observable than skeletal structure when assessing a dog's suitability for specific work.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, researchers say, autism is between 60 and 90 percent heritable.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Inheritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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