paternal

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Prader-Willi syndrome stems from the loss of function of specific genes on the paternal copy of chromosome 15.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Like me, my paternal grandfather and my father also held decent white-collar jobs throughout their working lives and invested in the the stock market.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Sam Dalrymple has real Raj pedigree, his paternal grandfather being Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, the aide-de-camp to Frank Messervy, the first commander in chief of the army of independent Pakistan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Gilberg spent a lot of time with his paternal grandparents, who lived nearby with their adult daughter, Belle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Their son, Henrietta’s paternal great-grandfather Edmund, took his owner’s last name, which lost the s to become Pleasant.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot