offspring

Example Sentences

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In the study, pregnant and nursing mice given a naturally occurring compound made by healthy gut bacteria had offspring with much lower rates of fatty liver disease as they grew older.

From Science Daily

Both prenatal alcohol exposure and prenatal stress altered the dopamine system in the adult offspring.

From Science Daily

"She probably thought she was leaving something to her offspring, only to find that it's become a millstone," says Taylor.

From BBC

Only a few land on the side of the parent keeping what they loved about their essential selves intact, cautioning against placing the burden of what could have been on the shoulders of their offspring.

From Salon

At the basic cellular level, we are beings that metabolize energy, reproduce offspring and pursue survival.

From The Wall Street Journal