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
Ethicists have identified numerous ethical issues and concerns related to inheritable genetic modification.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
According to the current applications of the evolution philosophy it is argued that "inheritable characters peculiar to one sex show a tendency to be inherited chiefly or solely by that sex in the offspring."
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
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