heredity
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HEREDITY, in biological science, the name given to the generalization, drawn from the observed facts, that animals and plants closely resemble their progenitors.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
You may feel inclined to say with some writer, to me unknown, who says: HEREDITY.
From Almost A Man by Wood-Allen, Mary
It is, in short, the attempt to bring reason and intelligence to bear upon HEREDITY.
From The Pivot of Civilization by Sanger, Margaret
Vocabulary lists containing heredity
Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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Genetics - Middle School
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Life Science: Genetics and Evolution
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