variants
also genetical
as in hereditary
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
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Recent Examples of genetic
Both projects were romances about a couple living with the progressive genetic disease.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
While the exact cause of eczema isn’t fully understood, it’s believed to arise from a mix of genetic, immune and environmental factors.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Larger and more diverse datasets and models that can better capture the subtle effects of genetic variants and environmental factors are still needed.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Their first round of genetic testing found no abnormalities, which gave them hope that things would ultimately be okay.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
While the exact cause of eczema isn’t fully understood, it’s believed to arise from a mix of genetic, immune and environmental factors.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Larger and more diverse datasets and models that can better capture the subtle effects of genetic variants and environmental factors are still needed.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Their first round of genetic testing found no abnormalities, which gave them hope that things would ultimately be okay.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for genetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for genetic
Adjective
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Intellia Therapeutics — The gene editing company rallied almost 6% after Citizens JMP upgraded the stock to market outperform and hiked its price target to $33 on enthusiasm for its hereditary angioedema treatment trial.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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When multiple family members develop colon cancer, it's considered hereditary colon cancer.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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Place's daughter, Ingrid, died just one day after she was born with the same congenital heart defect — hypoplastic left heart syndrome — that Caleb has.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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About 20,000 were born with congenital rubella syndrome.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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