How to Use genetic mutation in a Sentence
genetic mutation
noun-
The heart was growing in the wrong place with major genetic mutations.
— Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024 -
Checking for genetic mutation would be the first step for the treatment.
— Se Eun Gong, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024 -
The fish have evolved a genetic mutation that safeguards their own nerve cells from TTX’s impacts.
— Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2024 -
The 58-year-old had tumors in his colon, lungs, and liver and, due to a genetic mutation, he could not be treated with chemotherapy.
— Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023 -
Research has found that heart murmurs are sometimes due to genetic mutations while a baby grows in the womb.
— Alexandria Jones-Patten, Phd, Health, 27 July 2024 -
The couple's one-year-old son has the same rare CDH1 genetic mutation as Jason, according to the lawsuit.
— Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Many genetic mutations linked to deafness cause the hair cells in the inner ear to die, but OTOF mutations leave these cells intact.
— WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023 -
He was born with a genetic mutation leaving him unable to sense that sharp reminder of danger.
— Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2022 -
The condition is caused by a genetic mutation that leads to skin discoloration and tumor growth throughout the body.
— Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024 -
His research was one of the first to show just how high doses of radiation could cause genetic mutations that lead to cancer.
— Monique Brouillette, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2023 -
According to the new paper, a genetic mutation in our ancient ancestors is to thank for our lack of tail.
— Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024 -
Less than 5% of Black Americans have the same genetic mutation.
— Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023 -
This drug is designed to target a specific genetic mutation that is found in many uveal melanomas.
— William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 -
The orange lobster's color is the result of a genetic mutation, the Downtown Aquarium said, with the chance of one being one in about 30 million.
— Zach Hillstrom, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024 -
It’s caused by a genetic mutation that affects the way cholesterol is cleared by the body, prompting it to build up in and ultimately clog your arteries and veins.
— Angela Haupt, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024 -
Only about 50 other cases have been identified in the world, and only two with the exact genetic mutation found in Lucy’s DNA.
— Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2022 -
This injectable drug was approved by the FDA in 2022, not as a general weight-loss drug, but for the treatment of severe obesity caused by a genetic mutation.
— Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024 -
Even minor genetic mutations could have made the woolly mammoths less resilient in the face of other threats, like climate change or disease.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024 -
But Fitting also has Lynch syndrome—a genetic mutation that increases the risk of many types of cancer.
— Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 17 May 2023 -
This blood test checks for cancer cells circulating in the blood and can be used to identify genetic mutations in cancer cells.
— Benjamin Leach, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Close to two dozen other genetic mutations have been identified in FTD.
— Bree Iskandar, STAT, 10 Aug. 2023 -
The promise of gene therapy is alluring: Fix the genetic mutation to reverse the disease.
— Aaron S. Kesselheim, Washington Post, 22 July 2024 -
But to his surprise, the virus sometimes jumped from one ferret to another, picking up genetic mutations.
— Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023 -
The disease arises from a genetic mutation in the HBB gene, which makes hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen to organs.
— Emily Mullin, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2023 -
When cancer is found at a younger-than-usual age, doctors usually suspect that genetic mutations may be to blame.
— Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024 -
That is about the same number of genetic mutations as there was between the original omicron variant and prior variants.
— Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2023 -
The new findings will only be relevant for a small fraction of people who have a specific type of genetic mutation.
— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 8 June 2023 -
For example, girls with autism tend to carry larger genetic mutations than boys do.
— Azeen Ghorayshi, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023 -
The team’s results show that purging genetic mutations can be a lengthy evolutionary process.
— Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 29 June 2024 -
Not all genetic mutations are detected, and sometimes results are unclear, leaving you with variants of unknown significance (VUS) that don’t provide a clear answer.
— Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
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