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inheritable

[in-her-i-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tə bəl /


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Scientists in Japan have identified a virus that selectively kills males — and it happens to be inheritable, creating generation upon generation of all females.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2023

The nation itself held on to the mineral rights of the land, granting each member an inheritable “headright” to the share of the nation’s mineral wealth.

From National Geographic Sep. 15, 2023

With a genetic predisposition, the inheritable mutations are frequently found in DNA repair genes.

From Seattle Times Jul. 10, 2023

Any genetic modifications that result from germ-line interventions are inheritable and therefore have the potential to become part of the larger human gene pool.

From Textbooks Jun. 15, 2022

Moreover, I find among physicians the belief that nervous disorders of a less severe kind are inheritable.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer




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