heredity

Example Sentences

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Her prominent exposure in state media could also be aimed at strengthening domestic loyalty to the Kim family and preparing for a future heredity transfer of power.

From Seattle Times

But if the men were nevertheless so similar that, even as strangers, they tended to finish one another’s thoughts, it would seem to mark a pretty decisive victory for heredity in the nature-versus-nurture debate.

From New York Times

The heredity peer Lord Trefgarne took his seat on his 21st birthday in 1962 and has been in service for six decades.

From Washington Post

Lysenko, by contrast, argued that both environmental and somatic factors could also influence heredity.

From Salon

“Wuthering Heights,” for some, is a study on the horrors of heredity.

From Los Angeles Times