breed
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Fruit flies are simple to breed and keep in the lab.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
The coat came from a Lincoln Longwool, a large heritage breed.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Two of that breed, Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria, can’t see into the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Some worry about losing the ability to breed ever-better horses and happy accidents that push the sport forward, if too many people decide to opt for a clone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“You Marines breed like mink. I know one sergeant over on the island what had eleven children. Most of ’em boys,” Cleve said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Word Generation Science - Life Science
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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