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
Biomarkers are substances such as proteins or genetic material that can be found in different parts of your body and can be detected via samples of your body tissues or fluids such as blood and urine.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Harris has a five percent chance Meanwhile, some members of the far-right have also suggested Newsom is a good candidate because of his genetic profile, widening his appeal.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Study results, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that people with two copies of the APOE4 gene who were following a Mediterranean diet had a 35 percent lower risk of developing dementia compared with those with the same genetic profile who did not follow the Mediterranean diet.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But in people with Watson's genetic profile, the drugs often cause dangerous swelling or bleeding in the brain.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Harris has a five percent chance Meanwhile, some members of the far-right have also suggested Newsom is a good candidate because of his genetic profile, widening his appeal.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Study results, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that people with two copies of the APOE4 gene who were following a Mediterranean diet had a 35 percent lower risk of developing dementia compared with those with the same genetic profile who did not follow the Mediterranean diet.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
But in people with Watson's genetic profile, the drugs often cause dangerous swelling or bleeding in the brain.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genetic
Adjective
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The position of ayatollah is not hereditary: Clerics tend to be graybeards who have distinguished themselves through scholarship.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, 82% of them admitted that their dogs were developing health conditions of some kind, which were not genetic or hereditary in nature.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, our paper finds that the rise in mortality was not solely due to perinatal or congenital issues and the time of birth.—
Brad Greenwood,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Reduces the Risk of Congenital Disabilities Drinking orange juice provides pregnant people with the needed folate that can reduce the risk of congenital disabilities.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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