How to Use genetics in a Sentence

genetics

noun

• The hope was that at least the bird’s genetics would live on, even if its flock had not.
  — Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Nov. 2021
• And, over time, the field of genetics research moved on.
  — New York Times, 6 Jan. 2021
• Now, yes, some of that may be genetics, but Berry swears she's had to work at it.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2021
• The team also hopes to learn more about the diet and genetics of the coyotes.
  — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2020
• That’s one of the reasons for my longevity, and genetics played a part.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Jan. 2022
• And then there is the intricate world of genetics and genomics that has made full strides in the past few decades.
  — Gary Fowler, Forbes, 5 July 2021
• Mayo Clinic says the cause of PFOs is unclear, though genetics may play a role.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
• Cold weather, harsh soaps, or plain old genetics can play a huge role.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 24 Aug. 2022
• But in the past few decades genetics has also been brought to bear on this chapter of the human story.
  — Jennifer Raff, Scientific American, 1 May 2021
• Whether they're brought on by lack of sleep, hormonal changes, or genetics, dark circles around the eyes can be a huge pain.
  — Chloe Irving, Health.com, 30 Nov. 2021
• The type of melanin that manifests from those melanocytes — and in turn, your hair color — also comes down to genetics.
  — Dianna Mazzon, Allure, 25 Aug. 2021
• In 2005, the company bought Hubbard, the largest poultry-genetics firm in the U.S., which sold heritage breeds.
  — Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
• Dog owners with mixed breeds might be more inclined to test their dog’s genetics in order to learn what their pet’s breeds are.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
• For ranchers who have spent years building up the genetics of their herd, that can mean a giant step backward.
  — New York Times, 25 Aug. 2021
• For the giftee who wants to dig deeper into roots or genes, one of the most unique gifts is a personal genetics test.
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2022
• Scientists now have a whole floodgate of new genetics to open up.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 20 Apr. 2021
• Thanks to genetics, I was blessed with a full head of thick, healthy hair that grows at supernatural speed.
  — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 3 Sep. 2021
• The color of your eyes, which is determined by genetics, correlates to the amount and type of melanin found in the front layers of your irises.
  — Dianna Mazzon, Allure, 25 Aug. 2021
• Some people eat broccoli and ride a bike every day and wind up in poor health because of genetics (that happened to my mom).
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2021
• Could genetics be the key to never getting the coronavirus?
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2022
• This might involve a new take on the genetics of depression or criticism of the #MeToo movement.
  — New York Times, 8 Feb. 2021
• For the most part, your genetics determine the density, texture and level of curl in your hair.
  — Lauren Farrell, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2021
• Lyons and Murphy, two of the world’s foremost experts in feline genetics, have been on a longtime mission to build the ranks in their small field of research.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2021
• The vaccine, the researchers say, is the first to combat a fungal disease of any kind, a landmark step in vaccine research and genetics.
  — Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2021
• Milarch’s mission is to archive the genetics of ancient trees, breed them and replant them.
  — Brian Melley, ajc, 2 Nov. 2021
• The researchers looked at the genetics of behavior in two different ways.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2022
• Not everything in the body is determined by genetics—far from it.
  — Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
• Like most longhorn breeders, the Struthoffs make their money on those that do make the cut by selling their genetics, namely the longhorn itself and the bull semen for breeding.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2021
• Research in behavior genetics has been consistently misread in this way by scientists since the birth of the field in the 1960s.
  — Emily Klancher Merchant, STAT, 23 June 2022
• Advances in seed genetics are estimated to be responsible for up to 60 percent of yield increases in farmers’ fields in recent years by making crops hardier and faster-maturing.
  — Vivian Polar, Scientific American, 25 July 2022

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024