offspring

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Female screwworm flies produce eggs only once in a lifetime, and once they mate with a sterile male fly, they’re done with their reproduction cycle without having any offspring.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The first generation included 26 mice, followed by 34 offspring in the second generation and 19 animals in the third generation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

The helpers in a group are often offspring from earlier years who stayed with their parents after growing up.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Peter Nowell, a pathologist, argued in 1976 that cancers arise from a single mutant cell and then evolve, as offspring acquire new mutations and compete for dominance—a prediction that single-cell sequencing has dramatically confirmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Lone mothers could hardly forage enough food for their offspring and themselves with needy children in tow.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari