traits

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McLaughlin now says that the recent revelations about women tell him that “the character traits of Graham Platner are unacceptable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

These findings suggest that some epigenetic traits may emerge in descendants through mechanisms that remain poorly understood.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

We’re a quilt of positive and negative traits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Early edits of the film showed promise, but, Allen noted, it took a while for the creative team to find the comedy, and for Woody and Buzz's character traits to develop.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Mendel had discovered the discontinuous nature of genes, Fisher knew, because he had chosen highly discrete traits and crossed pure-breeding plants to begin with.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee