This study now also shows that in some species, females compete to pass on their genes, but through offspring survival instead of by vying for opportunities to mate.
Female hyenas kill off cubs in their own clans|Carolyn Wilke|August 25, 2020|Science News
In the offspring phase, animal reproduction is controlled by the role of a die.
The board game Endangered shows just how hard conservation can be|Sarah Zielinski|August 21, 2020|Science News
These surrogate sires, equipped with sperm from prize bulls, would then be released into range herds that are often genetically isolated and difficult to access, and the premium genes would then be transmitted to their offspring.
Biotechnology Could Change the Cattle Industry. Will It Succeed?|Dyllan Furness|August 16, 2020|Singularity Hub
That’s not good news for the offspring or the parents, although it can lead to benefits for the whole species since deleterious mutations get quickly pruned away.
How Life Could Continue to Evolve - Issue 88: Love & Sex|Caleb Scharf|August 12, 2020|Nautilus
The offspring of centenarians also have lower chances of age-related diseases and exhibit a more “youthful” profile of metabolism and age-related inflammation than others of the same age and gender.
The Secret to a Long, Healthy Life Is in the Genes of the Oldest Humans Alive|Shelly Fan|August 10, 2020|Singularity Hub
Given his philandering reputation, it is perhaps unsurprising that there are several people who claim to be his offspring.
Spanish Court To Consider Paternity Claims Against Former King Juan Carlos|Tom Sykes|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Al Qaeda and its Iraqi offspring ISIS compete for recruits and territory.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea|Bruce Riedel|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you need a show for millennials, why not hand it over to Ronan Farrow, the offspring of celebrity parents.
Trustafarians Want to Tell You How to Live|Joel Kotkin|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But included on the list is “responsibility with regard to offspring.”
What’s the Catholic Church’s Problem With Couples Without Children?|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For this reason and others, some countries limit the number of offspring a donor can create.
The Real Problem With Sperm Banks|Keli Goff|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus when tall and short varieties were crossed the offspring were all tall.
The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar
As a general summary these words of Dr. Parsons will serve:—Diminution of offspring is a threefold gain to a species.
Parenthood and Race Culture|Caleb Williams Saleeby
In this way, the best are selected and made to transmit to their offspring their improved condition.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various
But I think the proportion at least as large among the offspring of the great as among the children of the obscure.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 2, August 1843|Various
Hence, those vices which are the offspring of passion and ignorance are condemned; as is but natural.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for offspring
offspring
/ (ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ) /
noun
the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny