hereditary

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One man’s biographical note stands out: that of Sheikh Sarkar, the patriarch of a clan that provides the “hereditary muscle” for a family of Punjabi landowners.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's a hereditary condition, so I've passed it to both of my children," he said.

From BBC

But it excludes people with hereditary hair loss because that does not threaten someone's life, health minister Jeong Eun-kyeong explained at the meeting on Tuesday.

From BBC

"Identifying a hereditary mutation allows us to implement lifelong clinical monitoring and early intervention, significantly improving survival rates," he explains.

From Science Daily

“Between us, my dad has done some business with Gene’s dad and thinks he’s a horrible human being. So…maybe it’s hereditary. In his DNA, or something.”

From Literature