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heritable

[her-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈhɛr ɪ tə bəl /


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But Mr. Zipperstein builds a biography that shuttles us back to the fiction, heritable or not, where the man hid in plain sight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

In fact, molecular biologists believe that neurodivergent conditions arise due to a combination of heritable and environmental factors.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025

IVF aims to help couples achieve pregnancy when medical issues or concerns about heritable genetic mutations raise concerns about the health of their prospective offspring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

In its final third, “Real Americans” raises ethical questions about the research conducted by both May and Nick to edit genes to eliminate heritable diseases.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

In the first-generation hybrids, the individual heritable traits—tallness and shortness, or green and yellow seeds—did not blend at all.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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