inherited
Example Sentences
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The findings suggest that early animals created the first blood cells by reusing genetic material inherited from ancient single-celled ancestors.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
When he died in 2013, Mayes, an only child, inherited the oil company, and the wealth that came with it.
From Salon • May 23, 2026
Andrew Crowley, 46, of Longwell Green, Gloucestershire, asked the auction house to value three Cycladic figures and an Anatolian stargazer statuette he had inherited from his grandfather.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
When Stephen Colbert inherited ‘The Late Show’ in 2015, it was during a golden age of late-night TV, and though it’s evolved since, the appetite from viewers remains.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
And by twenty-one, he had taken control of all the property and people he had inherited from his father.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing inherited
Genetics - Middle School
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Genetics - High School
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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