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Paternal bond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paternal age effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The paternal age effect describes the influence that a father's age has on the chances of conferring a genetic defect to his offspring. Generally, older men have a greater probability of fathering c...
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Definition of paternal from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin paternalis, from Latin paternus paternal, from pater...
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Definition of paternal from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of paternal. Pronunciation of paternal. Definition of the word paternal. Origin of the word paternal. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » paternal...
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Paternal dictionary. Provides extensive definitions, pronunciations and translations. ... Found an omission? You can freely contribute to this Wiktionary article. Edit 'Paternal' article.
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1. maternal (vs. paternal) -- (characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers). 2. maternal -- (relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"). 3. parental (vs. filial), maternal, paternal -- (relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;
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Background— Few studies have examined the effects of paternal and maternal history of myocardial infarction (MI), including age at MI, ... Compared with men with no parental history, only maternal, only paternal, and both maternal and paternal history of MI conferred relative risks (RRs) of CVD of 1.71, 1.40, and 1.85;
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