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
Down Her daughter was born with a rare genetic disorder, Prader-Willi syndrome, which only adds to their expenses for specialist doctors and therapy, Hernandez said.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Counting bird deaths is passive data collection, and real-time genetic analysis is essential.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male humpbacks showed evidence of having sired offspring.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Those genetic changes to the virus likely arose later during the person's infection, the CDC's investigation concluded, and were not found in the animals that likely infected them.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Counting bird deaths is passive data collection, and real-time genetic analysis is essential.
—New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male humpbacks showed evidence of having sired offspring.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Those genetic changes to the virus likely arose later during the person's infection, the CDC's investigation concluded, and were not found in the animals that likely infected them.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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