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
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
