Definition of genetic
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: relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
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hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
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Unlike the more familiar case of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, where genetic mutations give rise to resistance, many adaptations in treatment-resistant cancers aren’t the result of mutation.
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An important study published Wednesday in the Lancet shows a link between SIDS and a rare genetic mutation that would make some families more vulnerable than others - providing a possible explanation for situations like Clark's.
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The study, published Wednesday in the journal The Lancet, found that a genetic mutation affecting respiratory muscle function was associated with SIDS in a subset of cases.
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Everyone agrees the now-probable finch is probably white because of leucism (or leukism), a plumage condition caused by a genetic mutation.
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Investigating this disease and related genetic mutations led the scientists to this previously undiscovered variant.
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In December, the Food and Drug Administration approved Luxturna, often called the first true gene therapy, which can improve sight for people like Creed whose condition is caused by a specific genetic mutation.
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The brothers, who are from Slidell, were both diagnosed last year with stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver caused by a genetic mutation.
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Both were diagnosed with a deadly disease: stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver, caused by a genetic mutation, WFMY reported.
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First Known Use: 1750
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: of, relating to, or involving genes
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: of or relating to genes or genetics
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