offspring

Example Sentences

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Rather, some who were born with slightly longer necks because of their genetic makeup became better fed and left more offspring.

From The Wall Street Journal

They found that in 82% of cases where one parent would display some problem behaviour, their doodle offspring were likely to show a more exaggerated version of that behaviour.

From BBC

These offspring were compared with those from a control group whose fathers had not been exposed to nicotine.

From Science Daily

The less happy story is that my generation’s unprecedented financial success is now directly hindering our offsprings’ ability to similarly flourish.

From Barron's

In some plant insect relationships, the insect both pollinates the plant and uses the fruit as a place for its offspring to grow.

From Science Daily