heredity

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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. 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
Noun
  • The condition can lead to serious and potentially fatal outcomes if the clot dislodges and gets stuck in a lung artery, preventing blood flow.
    Amy Norton, SELF, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The team, which includes scientists and researchers from Harvard, UCLA, UC Davis and USC, took blood samples from 20 firefighters from Northern California who traveled to help contain both blazes.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Through genetic genealogy, police identified Fred Allen Lienemann as the person who left DNA on Bailer’s clothing, authorities announced on Wednesday.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The class will focus on tips and tricks in genealogy research.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Greene is just the latest in a succession of Republican lawmakers to be berated at town hall meetings, after House Speaker Mike Johnson advised his colleagues to stop holding them in March.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The author previously told the publication that succession planning had come soon after Charles’ own coronation ceremony.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The species was most commonly found along the shores of Newfoundland and in parts of Nova Scotia, although its breeding habits remain poorly documented.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Dump out the water, which mimics the natural process of a breeding pond drying out before a tadpole can metamorphosize into a frog, says Johnson.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Customers send vials of their saliva to 23andMe for results on ancestry and health.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In Kevin Nguyen’s gripping novel, the U.S. government sets up internment camps for citizens of Vietnamese ancestry following a wave of terrorist attacks.
    Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Iran and the United States have not had formal diplomatic relations since the birth of the Islamic Republic in 1979, when 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days inside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The five births that followed, however, were marked with invalidation, disrespect, and racial bias.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Greenville, South Carolina, man is survived by his wife and two children, according to an attorney hired by his family.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The family heard plates and glasses shatter — and then boots stomping up the stairs.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Larson is still doing Larson things, and Victory Lane became the place of congregation for Hendrick Motorsports after his dominance in both the Xfinity Series and Cup Series races at Bristol.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
  • With 24 drivers per race, the largest in the series, players can now enjoy an open-world mode to explore courses with friends.
    Eammonn Dignam, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Heredity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heredity. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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