genetic
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3.8
- adjective
- /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that some illnesses can have a genetic basis that runs in families.
- genetic disease
- genetic testing
- genetic engineering
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Watch on YouTubeSo yes, is obesity genetic for a small fraction?
- So yes, is obesity genetic for a small fraction?
- We do know there's some genetic basis to obesity.
- And so, you know, part of that interaction is a genetic interaction.
- You've already, you've won the genetic lottery in that case, right?
- What's our genetic, what's our genetic makeup leading us towards?
- We found sense of humour wasn't particularly genetic, political views were.
- And the similar genetic changes occurred in those species.
- There weren't many major like genetic health problems that my family had.
- So we are a combination of our genetic material and the environment, OK.
- Again, there's many underlying genetic causes for this.
- And I know there have been some large scale genetic studies of aging.
- That's where there's a much greater degree of genetic variability.
- So in a nutshell, you have a genetic predisposition for three things.
Examples
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It's a genetic disorder.
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And there's a lot of genetic evidence showcasing that.
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How do you know it's genetic because of the DNA?
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And the similar genetic changes occurred in those species.
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I think there is a genetic component for sure.
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So yes, is obesity genetic for a small fraction?
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We do know there's some genetic basis to obesity.
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Certain ethnicities carry certain genetic diseases.
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Have they determined that there is a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's?
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Darklake is a huge corporation specializing in genetic research.
Synonyms
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5.1
A trait or disease that comes from parents through genes
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6.0
Relating to close relatives, like parents and children, often because of shared genes
23
3.4
Passed from parents to children through genes
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6.2
Relating to all the genes in a living thing
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8.1
Relating to genes that cause differences in living things
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7.0
Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
Changing the genes of plants or animals to give them new traits
- Specialized
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3.5
The order of letters in DNA or RNA that tells cells how to make proteins
- Specialized
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3.5
A health problem caused by a change in a person's genes that can be passed from parents
- Specialized
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4.2
A health problem caused by changes in a person's genes that parents pass on
- Specialized
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4.3
A small piece of DNA on a chromosome that scientists use to identify people and follow traits in families
- Specialized
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4.4
A health problem from a change in someone's genes often passed from parents
- Specialized
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4.4
Testing a person's genes to find traits and health risks for medical or business use
- Specialized
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4.1
Help and information for people about the chance of passing on inherited illnesses to their children
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7.5
Random chance of being born with certain body or health traits from your parents
- Specialized
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3.9
Testing many people to find those at risk of a disease passed on in families
- Specialized
1
6.8
A method that uses ideas from natural selection to find good solutions to hard problems
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4.1
A test that uses DNA from blood or saliva to find who someone is
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6.4
All the genes a person, animal, or plant has that decide traits passed from their parents
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8.2
A species or group that cannot have young and so ends its family line
How Heritable
- Specialized
23
3.4
- Specialized
2
6.9
- Specialized
526
3.8
696
3.7
- Specialized
1
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Genetic comes from a Greek root that means 'birth' or 'family', the same root you see in gene and generation. So when something is genetic it is about traits that come from your family and can be passed on at birth.