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progenitor

[proh-jen-i-ter] / proʊˈdʒɛn ɪ tər /




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When the researchers removed Mitch from progenitor cells, that transformation became much more difficult.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

“Jamie taught me what a best friend was,” said second baseman Richie Greenberg, another Feeney progenitor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

The researchers then compared how strongly these compounds encouraged neural progenitor cells to become neurons.

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

But it began in 1993 with “Abraham,” progenitor of the Abrahamic religions and the co-star of “The Faithful.”

From Salon Mar. 29, 2026

It makes the progenitor of all this group of insecticides, DDT, seem by comparison almost harmless.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Those animals were the progenitors of the vast Native American pony herds of later centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

As pop evolves, so have the progenitors of its modern sound.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2026

Its progenitors - who now can generate videos of literally anything in just a few minutes - have the potential to disrupt the lucrative influencer economy.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2025

The movie is peppered with homages to Korean artists throughout history who are seen today as the progenitors of contemporary K-pop.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2025

Many of these late-stage fruit trees posed a further problem in that their wild progenitors were the opposite of self-pollinating.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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