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adj. - Incapable of being passed down among generations.

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  • And since we are interested in the concept of natural selection from a purely evolutionary point of view (recall the introduction to this piece), we don't count selection...
  • On the other hand, as we shall presently show, there is much reason for believing that such acquired characters are in their nature non-heritable.
  • Paradoxically, both forms of malnutrition may act through a similar molecular process of modifying DNA, called epigenetics, to cause stable, but non-heritable, changes...
  • Manusmriti, (dated between 200 BCE and 100 CE), contains laws that codified the caste system, reducing the flexibility of social mobility and excluding the untouchables from...
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