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heredity

[huh-red-i-tee] / həˈrɛd ɪ ti /


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The book also explores Leonardo's own thinking about heredity.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

In Galton’s day, the impact of heredity on who we are as people had become recognized, then greatly exaggerated—a trend that continued through the next century and remains alive and well today.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

The possibility of a genealogical tree of life is predicated on the existence of an underlying process of heredity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

"Health effects of air pollution are synergistic manifestation of factors which include food habits, occupational habits, socio-economic status, medical history, immunity, heredity, etc," it said.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

By the late 1800s, the problem of heredity had acquired a near-mystical aura of glamour, like a Fermat’s Last Theorem for biologists.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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