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Heredity unit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gene

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">heredity unit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for gene that I've seen before include "- - Kelly, dancer" , "Bodily factor controlling heredity" , "___ Kelly, star of Singin' In The Rain, d. 1996" , "may be passed to child" , "Biological factor determining heredity" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, the Universal, the Penny Press, The Sun and the LA Times.
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