Example sentences of "be transmitted from [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 At that time , thanks in particular to the work of Morgan and his colleagues on Drosophila , we had an abstract model of how genes are arranged on chromosomes , and of how they are transmitted from generation to generation , but we did not understand the chemistry of genes , or their replication , or their role in protein synthesis .
2 They know the formulae , they have been transmitted from generation to generation down the years .
3 The organism can be transmitted from fowl to fowl in the egg of Heterakis and in earthworms containing hatched larvae of the worm .
4 If the ostriches were indeed infected with BSE by this route , it would be the first recorded case of the disease being transmitted from cattle to birds [ see Eds passim ] .
5 In part , these beliefs may be acquired through childhood ‘ socialisation ’ , being transmitted from parent to offspring .
6 Before we leave this topic , with some doubtless well-received witticisms about the American ateliers that are called Schools of Creative Writing , let us ask ourselves how an artistic tradition is transmitted from generation to generation in England , if it is not transmitted in the way that Pound took for granted .
7 This attitude becomes part of their subculture and is transmitted from generation to generation .
8 Malaria is primarily a disease of the blood , and is transmitted from person to person by the bite of females of certain species of anopheline mosquitoes .
9 Mathematical knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil ; telling , showing and explaining are the order of the day .
10 When he has mastered this type of movement kneeling , more advanced work might involve sitting on his heels and then shifting his weight towards his hemiplegic side to practise controlling his arm and the side of his trunk while some of his bodyweight is transmitted from side to side .
11 In many societies occupational status has been or still is transmitted from father to son and from mother to daughter .
12 The upthrust is transmitted from wing to coracoid and the whole body is raised .
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