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(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN term) (NN heredity)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN introduced) (ADVP (RB now)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB refer) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (DT all)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS traits)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN passed) (PP (IN on) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN offspring)))) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN parent) (NNS plants) (CC and) (NNS animals))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
The term heredity could be introduced now to refer to all of the traits that are passed on to offspring from parent plants and animals.
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