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
Three months after resigning, Anne’s nonprofit TTAM Research Institute purchased 23andMe’s assets for $305 million in July 2025, and the company is reinventing itself as a nonprofit medical research organization rather than a genetic testing kit company.
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
But similar gene therapies are showing promise for other forms of genetic deafness.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Reaching more people Although Otarmeni treats mutations that make up about 1% to 3% of cases of genetic hearing loss at birth, doctors expect that the approval of the first gene therapy will spur more work and investment into the field, broadening treatment options in the future.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Wildlife experts told local outlet WVCB that the split color can also come from genetic mosaicism, pigment irregularities during development or gynandromorphism, a rarity that occurs when a lobster has both male and female characteristics.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
But similar gene therapies are showing promise for other forms of genetic deafness.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Reaching more people Although Otarmeni treats mutations that make up about 1% to 3% of cases of genetic hearing loss at birth, doctors expect that the approval of the first gene therapy will spur more work and investment into the field, broadening treatment options in the future.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Wildlife experts told local outlet WVCB that the split color can also come from genetic mosaicism, pigment irregularities during development or gynandromorphism, a rarity that occurs when a lobster has both male and female characteristics.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genetic
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Jin says as many as a fifth of patients have hereditary markers — like a genetic mutation for Lynch syndrome — that increase the risk of getting colorectal cancer, among others.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the 80-patient study, volunteers with hereditary angioedema (HAE) who received lonvo-z saw their attack rates drop 87%, relative to placebo.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Stedman offers a heartfelt homage to the virtues of rural community and the natural beauty unique to Western Australia, as well as a critique of the strictures and dangers inherent in small-minded communities.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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In addition, inherent design flaws contributed to the disaster, notably the graphite end switches of the neutron-absorbing rods.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And yet researchers examining muscle tissue from children with Duchenne have detected healthy cells capable of making normal dystrophin, evidence of a somatic mutation autocorrecting the inherited one.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the House of Lords, ending a 700-year British political tradition of inherited seats.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Dias, on behalf of Owens’ estate, is seeking compensation for the past and future mental pain and suffering of Owens’ minor children, expenses of medical care and funeral arrangements arising from Owens’ death, loss of Owens’ prospective earnings and loss of inheritable estate.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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Citizenship strategy has moved from a fringe consideration to standard practice among high-net-worth families, with parents and grandparents increasingly viewing passports as a form of inheritable wealth.—
Alex Ohnona,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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