heritable
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But Mr. Zipperstein builds a biography that shuttles us back to the fiction, heritable or not, where the man hid in plain sight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
In fact, molecular biologists believe that neurodivergent conditions arise due to a combination of heritable and environmental factors.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
IVF aims to help couples achieve pregnancy when medical issues or concerns about heritable genetic mutations raise concerns about the health of their prospective offspring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
In its final third, “Real Americans” raises ethical questions about the research conducted by both May and Nick to edit genes to eliminate heritable diseases.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
As I write this, organisms endowed with genomes are learning to change the heritable features of organisms endowed with genomes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing heritable
Evolutionary Biology - Natural Selection - Middle School
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Evolutionary Biology - Adaptation
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Evolutionary Biology - Natural Selection - High School
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