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
That's because the cohort of other women from Jeju — the non-divers with similar genetic makeup — didn't experience the same drop in heart rate.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 15 May 2025
Since then, the progression of the case has been slowed by a series of pretrial motions and hearings related to the death penalty, a gag order, the use of investigative genetic genealogy and Kohberger’s proposed alibi.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
But his daughter, who was diagnosed with an ultra-rare genetic disorder in 2019, has lost the ability to speak.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 May 2025
That was common practice around the country in the early days of DNA technology, when more genetic material was needed to develop a DNA profile.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 15 May 2025
Since then, the progression of the case has been slowed by a series of pretrial motions and hearings related to the death penalty, a gag order, the use of investigative genetic genealogy and Kohberger’s proposed alibi.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
But his daughter, who was diagnosed with an ultra-rare genetic disorder in 2019, has lost the ability to speak.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 May 2025
That was common practice around the country in the early days of DNA technology, when more genetic material was needed to develop a DNA profile.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genetic
Adjective
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The medical examiner ruled her death the result of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or hardened arteries, possibly due to a hereditary disorder.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2025
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Most dermatologists believed that 90% of hair loss was hereditary and that the hormone testosterone was the cause once it was converted to its active form DHT.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This dark and somewhat manic depiction features Lee Cleveland, a congenital amputee, as Abe, a one-armed farmer, and Sarah Beth Budd as his wife Edie.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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This rare congenital heart condition defect occurs in around 1 out of every 12,000 births, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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