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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Four of these medications are approved for children ages 12 and older with a fifth medication approved to treat children ages 6 years and older who have rare genetic disorders causing obesity.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Each individual inherits a new combination of genetic and epigenetic material, resulting in diversity that defies binary categories.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Like every other facet of human traits, the determination of gender is also under genetic control.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
Through genetic sequencing and computer modeling, my lab is able to profile all the RNA molecules in a brain region and understand how their rhythmicity – the peaks and troughs of their activity across the day – changes due to opioids.
—Mackenzie Gamble, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Each individual inherits a new combination of genetic and epigenetic material, resulting in diversity that defies binary categories.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Like every other facet of human traits, the determination of gender is also under genetic control.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
Through genetic sequencing and computer modeling, my lab is able to profile all the RNA molecules in a brain region and understand how their rhythmicity – the peaks and troughs of their activity across the day – changes due to opioids.
—Mackenzie Gamble, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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