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heredity

[huh-red-i-tee] / həˈrɛd ɪ ti /


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The study published in the journal Heredity on March 27, 2024, offers insights into the adaptability and potential divergence of biological rhythms in response to tidal environments.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2024

It was suspected that they originated from the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Anthropology, Human Heredity, and Eugenics, which stood on the site from 1927 to 1945.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2023

Now, a new study in the journal Heredity investigated the genetic diversity of modern cat populations across the globe and put a date on when they morphed into the domestic animals we know today.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2022

That finding, included in a study published Thursday in The Journal of Heredity, is particularly remarkable, as such cases are unusual among birds.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2021

Heredity, Bateson warned, would soon be shown to “follow a precise law of remarkable simplicity.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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