inheritable

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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

After decades of research, gene therapies have begun reshaping the treatment of cancers and rare inheritable diseases with medicines that can modify or correct mutations embedded in people’s genetic code.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Genetic testing is performed to identify disease-causing genes, and gene therapy is used to cure an inheritable disease.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

A family history of tuberculosis counts against even a healthy applicant, not because of a belief that tuberculosis is directly inheritable, but because non-resistant types, especially light-weights, are known to be transmitted.

From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Fisher, Irving