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heritable

[her-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈhɛr ɪ tə bəl /


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The group is hopeful it can agree a lease with building owners Caledonian Heritable in May.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

Heritable traits are controlled by genes carried on chromosomes.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Heritable, biological factors interact with environmental experiences to produce sexual orientation.

From Scientific American • Jul. 6, 2012

Heritable bond is a Scots law term, meaning a bond for money, joined with a conveyance of land, and held by a creditor as security for his debt.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

Heritable novelties or variations often crop up in living creatures, and these form the raw material of evolution.

From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur




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