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
Today, mRNA vaccines are also being developed to prevent or treat diseases including HIV and cancer, as well as autoimmune and genetic diseases.
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Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Some genetic studies suggest that the American lion diverged from the Eurasian cave lion lineage about 340,000 years ago, forming a unique North American branch of the lion family tree.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The tests showed that the protusions' material bears a close genetic resemblance to the tooth-growing genes that are typically present in fish mouths.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
There are still other factors involved that researchers haven’t fully characterized—some that are likely genetic and some that are likely not.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
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Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Some genetic studies suggest that the American lion diverged from the Eurasian cave lion lineage about 340,000 years ago, forming a unique North American branch of the lion family tree.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The tests showed that the protusions' material bears a close genetic resemblance to the tooth-growing genes that are typically present in fish mouths.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
There are still other factors involved that researchers haven’t fully characterized—some that are likely genetic and some that are likely not.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genetic
Adjective
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Even family histories of cancer-prone women and identical twins only hinted at their hereditary links, which wouldn’t be fully understood until modern genetics came into play.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes or inflammatory bowel disease were excluded to keep the focus on the potential impact of endurance exercise alone.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Mississippi, the leading causes are congenital malformations, preterm birth, low birth weight, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).—
Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs,
Parents,
8 Sep. 2025
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If the fetus survives an early rubella infection, some babies are born with a constellation of birth defects known as congenital rubella syndrome, which can include deafness, cataracts, congenital heart disease and neurodevelopmental impairment.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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