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heritable

[her-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈhɛr ɪ tə bəl /


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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

Could disease be the product of heritable genetic variation?

From Salon Apr. 9, 2025

Coffee drinking is a heritable habit, and one that carries a certain amount of genetic baggage.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2024

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

Like Mendel, Morgan began by identifying heritable traits—visible variants that he could track over generations.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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