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in·her·it·ance [ɪnˈherɪtən(t)s] N
1. inheritance (legacy):
2. inheritance no pl (inheriting):
3. inheritance no pl COMPUT:
PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary
inheritance N ECON LAW
Klett Biology Glossary
polygenic inheritance [ˌpɒlɪdʒiːnɪkɪnˈherɪtəns] N (several genes influence one characteristic)
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- Polygenie (mehrere Gene sind an der Ausprägung eines Merkmals beteiligt)
Klett Biology Glossary
inheritance [ɪnˈherɪtns] N
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However, many traits defy this simple categorization and the phenotypes are modeled by co-dominance and polygenic inheritance.
en.wikipedia.org Various aspects of maturation and development are under genetic control, which determines the timing for critical periods for certain capacities (i.e. polygenic inheritance).
en.wikipedia.org Examples of human polygenic inheritance are height, skin color, eye color and weight.
en.wikipedia.org The paradigm of polygenic inheritance as being used to define multifactorial disease has encountered much disagreement.
en.wikipedia.org The involvement of multiple genes (termed polygenic inheritance) has a number of consequences.
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www.onb.at Institutions serving as memory banks – that is, archives, libraries, museums and related establishments, which have the task of collecting, archiving, and making accessible our cultural inheritance – are confronted with the challenge of securing that digital knowledge for the future.
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Gedächtnisinstitutionen – also Archive, Bibliotheken, Museen und verwandte Einrichtungen –, deren Aufgabe es ist, unser kulturelles Erbe zu sammeln, zu archivieren und zugänglich zu machen, sehen sich mit der Herausforderung konfrontiert, auch dieses digitale Wissen für die Zukunft zu sichern.
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www.vatican.va May the Virgin Mary, to whose protection the new Blessed wanted to entrust the Sisters, Expiatory Victims of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, watch over you always, dear Religious, so that, keeping your charism intact, you may share your precious inheritance with the new generations.
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Liebe Ordensfrauen, die Jungfrau Maria, der die neue Selige die » Suore Vittime Espiatrici di Gesù Sacramentato « anvertraut hat, möge stets über euch wachen, damit ihr euer Charisma bewahren und das empfangene wertvolle Erbe mit den neuen Generationen teilen könnt.
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www.vatican.va This is the precious inheritance that St Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello left to her spiritual daughters that today is offered to the entire Christian community.
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Dies ist das wertvolle Erbe, das die hl. Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello ihren geistigen Töchtern hinterläßt und das heute der gesamten christlichen Gemeinschaft vorgestellt wird.
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www.literaturnische.de A large inheritance permitted him a fancy lifestyle and extended stays in Italy while he tried to establish himself as an independent writer.
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Sein Erbe erlaubte ihm großbürgerlichen Lebensstil und lange Italienaufenthalte, während er sich als freier Schriftsteller zu etablieren versuchte.
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www.myswitzerland.com Its activities are principally funded by donations, inheritance sums and legacies left by private individuals and companies.
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Sie finanziert ihre Aktivitäten hauptsächlich durch Spenden, Erbschaften und Legate von Privatpersonen und Unternehmen.
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