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A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristics of the offspring
The origin or mode of formation of something
(Especially of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth
Descendant or descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring
Polite, refine, or respectable
A principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family
Cause (something, especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come out
The deliberate killing of a large group of people
Characteristic relating to a class or group of things
Truly what something is said to be
A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor
The state of being the firstborn child
An ancestor or a parent
Regrow (new tissue of a living organism)
Exceptional intellectual or creative power, or natural ability
The genetic properties or features of an organism
All of the people born and living at about the same time
The state of being male or female
Cause or give rise to
Pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own