E. O. Wilson

The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.

American Scientist

Alice Walker

America is not nearly done. We're only in the beginning. Who knows who we will be? Who knows... what color we will be? It is all something that, maybe, our descendants - if they survive that long - will see.

American Author

Ken Ham

The Bible makes it clear that Adam's sin affected the whole universe. This means that any aliens would also be affected by Adam's sin, but because they are not Adam's descendants, they can't have salvation.

Australian Clergyman

Henry B. Eyring

Children are the inheritance of the Lord to us in this life and also in eternity. Eternal life is not only to have forever our descendants from this life. It is also to have eternal increase.

American Leader

Yoko Ono

I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.

American Artist

Fantastic Negrito

Slaves and the descendants of slaves created world pop culture. Let's keep it real and be very respectful about that.

American Musician

Herbert Spencer

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

English Philosopher

Ntozake Shange

If anything is life-changing, being the descendant of a slave is.

American Playwright

Lyndon B. Johnson

If the American people don't love me, their descendants will.

American President

Virgil

Your descendants shall gather your fruits.

Roman Poet

Use 'descendant' to highlight a person's ancestors, often to show continuity or heritage.

Family Connection

'Descendant' can imply pride or a form of identity associated with one's forebearers.

Sense of Identity

Understand the historical significance when someone is a descendant of a notable figure or event.

Historical Context

Use 'descendant' to indicate progression and inheritance in technology and design over time.

Technological Evolution

'Descendant' in biology refers to a species that has evolved from another.

Scientific Development

In academics, 'descendant' can link concepts, showing how one idea gives rise to another.

Conceptual Link

Use adjective 'descendant' for physical objects or symbols inherited from ancestors.

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Objects or traditions called 'descendant' show a direct line of cultural inheritance.

Cultural Heritage

Labels or titles prefixed with 'descendant' indicate history and continuation.

Historical Lineage

 These days scientists know how you inherit characteristics from your parents. They're able to calculate probabilities of having a specific trait or getting a genetic disease according to the information from the parents and the family history. But how is this possible? To understand how traits pass from one living being to its descendants,

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 treated as mere cargo. Women and children were kept above deck and abused by the crew, while the men were made to perform dances in order to keep them exercised and curb rebellion. What happened to those Africans who reached the New World and how the legacy of slavery still affects their descendants today

The Atlantic slave...

 that you share with other placental mammals, or your backbone that you share with other vertebrates, or your DNA that you share with all other life on earth. Those traits didn't pop up in humans. They were passed down from different ancestors to all their descendants, not just us.

Four billion years of...

 understand that we need to save our planet for future generations because our descendants might not have anything left that makes me even more passionate to save it from destruction another way I spread the word is through animation I learned about when animator was when I

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 a revolutionary concept in the polytheistic world of that time, they would have land and many descendants. From this promise came the land of Israel and the chosen people, but staying in that land and keeping those people together was going to be very difficult.

The five major world...

 collapsed upon themselves creating a body with an internal cavity they were the first multi-celled organisms sponges are their direct descendants as more variations appeared the tree of life grew and became more diverse some

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 By adding these findings to an arsenal of modern innovations, hopefully we can replicate their success— both by making long lasting structures, and ensuring our descendants can admire them thousands of years from now.

The material that could...

 But all of this raises the question, what are the widely held scientific beliefs of today that our descendants will find ridiculous? And as any scientist would tell you, a question is an excellent place to start.

How a few scientists...

 And some of which evolved to become today's birds. The world has never again seen land creatures as great as the dinosaurs. But through their descendants and fossils left behind, their legacy lives on.

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 descendants in a year so where are all these rats going to live in burrows that have to be dug out and expanded and remodel constantly which is what helps keep the rats teeth from growing too

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