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Synonyms for offspring

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Synonyms for offspring

a group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors

one descended directly from the same parents or ancestors

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Synonyms for offspring

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The moment offspring were born, mothers were switched to a regular diet, which was maintained during the lactation period.
Despite the benefits of strength training on cardiovascular health in humans (10) and in an experimental model (11), the benefits of strength training in offspring of hypertensives have yet to be fully understood.
'Offspring from the dads fed a high-fat diet fared worse, so they were more glucose intolerant.
Connie Svob, Ph.D., from Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues examined associations of parent and offspring religiosity with suicide ideation and attempts in offspring.
One hypothesis, referred to as fetal prograinming, posits that in utero environmental factors may have adverse metabolic consequences in the offspring. Thus far, however, most evidence supporting this hypothesis has come from animal studies, they cautioned.
The study, published in the scientific journal PEERJ, suggests that this extra help means the females do not need to provide as much food to offspring at the nest and may save energy.
Therefore, administration of environmental contaminants during the very early stages of pregnancy, and even before conception, is relevant to understanding the long-term effects of adverse maternal conditions on subsequent offspring health.
He reported on 1,635 participants in the Offspring cohort of the Framingham Heart Study who were normotensive when they enrolled in the prospective study beginning in 1972.
The Offspring has been active since the early 80's.
Children of depressed parents have a three-fold increased risk of major depression or anxiety, according to recent findings from a 30-year study of biological offspring of high-risk (depressed) and low-risk (non-depressed) parents.
Extensive work demonstrates that egg incubation environments affect offspring phenotypes, but very few studies have explored the effects of natural incubation conditions.