Sentences with phrase «onto subsequent generations»

And the donated egg's mitochondria, which could in theory have unknown defects or affect the nuclear DNA in some way yet unknown to science, would also be passed onto subsequent generations.

What's come out in recent years are findings that experiences in an adult organism can, through epigenetic modifications in the sperm and egg cells, be passed onto subsequent generations, leading to some provocative notions.

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As immigrants and subsequent generations born in America become a larger segment of the population, they have worked hard to become part of the melting pot while also holding onto the aspects of their cultural heritage they hold dear.