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heredity collapse: the total of inherited attributes; the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next

gene collapse: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

inheritance collapse: hereditary succession to a title or an office or property; any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"; (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents; that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

eugenics collapse: the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

appanage collapse: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"; any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use"

deductible collapse: a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount; (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax); acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)

genetics collapse: the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

scholarship collapse: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

retailing collapse: the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers

insurance collapse: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

subsistence collapse: minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"; the state of existing in reality; having substance; a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"

subscription collapse: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"; a pledged contribution; agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name; a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

subvention collapse: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort; grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution

social security collapse: social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

calibrate collapse: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"; measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"; mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"

sustenance collapse: the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"

investment collapse: the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank; the act of putting on robes or vestments; outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism; money that is invested with an expectation of profit

replication collapse: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"; (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer; (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

bounty collapse: a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat; generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely; payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

presentment collapse: an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative; a document that must be accepted and paid by another person

price support collapse: a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

capacity collapse: a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"; the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"; tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"; ability to perform or produce; the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior; (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"; the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"

finding collapse: the decision of a court on issues of fact or law; something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings"

subsidy collapse: a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

stock company collapse: a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire; a company whose capital is represented by stock

award collapse: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"; give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"; give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

contribution collapse: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"; act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity; a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story; an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"; a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

equipment collapse: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

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