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(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Heredity)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ includes) (NP (NN gene) (NN transfer))))) (, ,)) (VP (VBZ assures) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (DT the) (NN offspring)) (VP (VBZ possesses) (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN adaptive) (NN trait)) (PP (IN as) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN parent))))))) (. .)))
Heredity, which includes gene transfer, assures that the offspring possesses the same adaptive trait as its parent.
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