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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritable
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For example, one study focused on comparing entrepreneurial tendencies between identical or fraternal twins found that identical twins (who share the same genetic information) were far more likely to share entrepreneurial traits than fraternal twins or non-twins.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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For example, deleting the genetic region responsible for producing this toxin in E. coli can actually incapacitate the bacteria from promoting cancer in animals.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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People with celiac disease, a hereditary autoimmune disorder, have to eat a gluten-free diet.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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Huntington’s disease is a hereditary disorder that causes a progressive decline in thinking, memory, and the control of movements.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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There’s credits, grenades, shield and health kids to scavenge, on top of tons of materials whose inherent value isn’t really made clear at first — or ever, really.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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This commitment to continuous growth also played an essential role in Powertec surviving inherent challenges.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 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
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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 6 May. 2025.
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