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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heredity
Noun
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In photos, blood can be seen around Martinelli's mouth.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Ellie doesn’t know that Joel killed Abby’s father until she’s already spilled a small army’s worth of blood in retaliation.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
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This has become one of the oldest cold case identifications using investigative genetic genealogy, Ramapo said.—
May 23,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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Using investigative genetic genealogy — which combines consumer DNA testing, like 23andMe, with genealogical research — the students set to work to solve the mystery.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Following his death at the hands of a mob in Carthage, Mo., in 1844, there was a succession crisis among his followers.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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The ship was to be the second major navy surface vessel revealed in quick succession by North Korea.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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The researchers found that 71 percent of the dominant females and 79 percent of the breeding males reduced in size at least once over the study period.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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The Apollo Beach lab headed by O’Neil is one of the nation’s largest coral breeding operations.—
Max Chesnes,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Expanding Knowledge on Prostate Cancer Researchers are now working to develop a version of the test that can detect more prostate cancer risk variants in other populations, such as those with Asian and African ancestry.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
14 May 2025
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The belief that Germanness has something to do with ancestry, and that recent immigrants are bad for Germany, is very much the point of the AfD.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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The happy news that Mummy Pig had given birth to a baby girl was revealed via Instagram on Tuesday, May 20.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Yep, that’s the same hospital where Kate Middleton gave birth to her three kids—Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Back in the dining room, the family argument escalates.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling and good meaningful cries.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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According to the suit, Miller had also raised concerns about Spitzer’s handling of the D.A.’s office, including worries that Spitzer had violated the Racial Justice Act by bringing up questions of race while trying to determine whether or not to seek the death penalty against a Black defendant.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Disputed claims of 'genocide' in South Africa Genocide is defined in the Genocide Convention, an international treaty that criminalizes genocide, as the killing of members of a group because of their race, religion or national origin, as in the Holocaust.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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