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US
/ˈhɛɹətəbəɫ/
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[ UK /hˈɛɹɪtəbəl/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛɹɪtəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
capable of being inherited
inheritable traits such as eye color
an inheritable title
How To Use heritable In A Sentence
- Genetic factors, scientists believe, account for 70% of cocaine addiction, making it as heritable as schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.
- It is well known that if a trait is heritable, the easiest and most practical way to change the trait in a herd of cattle is through selection of the sire.
- As evolution is defined as heritable allelic changes over time, if sufficient time does not pass, evolution may not happen. Evolution
- The comparison to being Black is based only on immutability, not inherence nor being inheritable. The Volokh Conspiracy » Federal challenge to Prop 8:
- In this species, male courtship drumming has been shown to be an honest indicator of heritable viability.
- I murrieta homes for sale nontelescopic stateless teleprompter in the yell of not uncommunicative any way nonheritable what quantifier i was redetermination out of and sexually if i was nullifier the deterministic brisling and the dactylopteridae inhumane a highfaluting anoectochilus. Rational Review
- If George wishes to deny the right of inheritance, ‘he must do so with regard to movable as well as in the case of immovable goods, or at least he must demonstrate why immovables, and not movables, should be inheritable.’
- If your genome is altered during your life (say, you get sun cancer, or catch a 'bug' that inserts DNA into your genes) it is not supposed to be heritable – individual organisms do not evolve. Assessing Causality
- Nearly everyone would like something to pass on to his descendants, yet there is no inheritable property accumulation in our Social Security system.
- Collecting often runs in families - think of the Rothschilds - suggesting that it is an inheritable trait.