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
Targeted therapy: Medications that attack specific genetic changes in leukemia cells to stop their growth.
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Health, 24 May 2025
Despite being three years old, Blue could easily be mistaken for a kitten due to her unusually small size—a result of a rare genetic condition.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
New biotechnologies possible These previously unknown and newly described species carry genetic traits associated with resilience to extreme environments such as those found in space.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Investigators then turned to investigative genetic genealogy for answers.
—Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 17 May 2025
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Health, 24 May 2025
Despite being three years old, Blue could easily be mistaken for a kitten due to her unusually small size—a result of a rare genetic condition.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
New biotechnologies possible These previously unknown and newly described species carry genetic traits associated with resilience to extreme environments such as those found in space.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Investigators then turned to investigative genetic genealogy for answers.
—Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genetic
Adjective
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This hereditary disease causes your body to absorb too much iron from your diet.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
24 May 2025
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One of the Clarksons likely received the Magna Carta at some point in the early 1800s from William Lowther, the hereditary lord of Appleby manor.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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She had been born with complex congenital heart defects: parts of the right side of her heart hadn’t developed, and there were multiple holes in the organ.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Two days later, his heart was implanted into Meikle, who was dying of a congenital heart defect and was on the transplant waiting list.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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