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
Funding for research for sickle cell disease is significantly less than the funding for other inheritable childhood diseases.
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Janice Blanchard, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2023
To confirm the male-killer was actually infectious and inheritable, Dr. Shintani needed to juice some tobacco moths.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
Only female mosquitoes can spread malaria, and so researchers have used CRISPR to successfully create gene drives—making inheritable edits to their genes—that cause females to become sterile or skew them toward producing mostly male offspring.
—Bill Gates, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2018
According to the new genetic analysis performed at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, Neanderthal DNA is partly to blame for Dupuytren’s, which is genetically inheritable.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2023
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Janice Blanchard, Scientific American, 18 Dec. 2023
To confirm the male-killer was actually infectious and inheritable, Dr. Shintani needed to juice some tobacco moths.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
Only female mosquitoes can spread malaria, and so researchers have used CRISPR to successfully create gene drives—making inheritable edits to their genes—that cause females to become sterile or skew them toward producing mostly male offspring.
—Bill Gates, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2018
According to the new genetic analysis performed at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, Neanderthal DNA is partly to blame for Dupuytren’s, which is genetically inheritable.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2023
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But through forensic genetic genealogy, Bygd said investigators tracked down Jon Miller, 84, at his apartment in Owatonna, Minnesota.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Countries are debating mechanisms to share genetic material and formalizing financial programs.Justin Worland/Bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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There is no indication that lice are hereditary or that people with certain genetic makeups are more likely to get lice than others.Wendy Wisner, Health, 3 Nov. 2024
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According to Live Science, cilantro preference is likely hereditary and varies by ethnic background.Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2024
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To put it another way: Animation can get away with a lot more because of its inherent otherworldliness.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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An onlooker snapped a picture, which seemed to exemplify the lawlessness that is inherent to why some people love sideshows and others hate them.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Share [Findings] Sets of both fraternal and identical twins exhibit internally similar metacognitive abilities, suggesting that metacognition is environmental rather than heritable.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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The nucleotide substitution in the HBB gene—producing what’s known as hemoglobin S, in contrast to normal hemoglobin A—is heritable.Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Inheritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritable. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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