genetic abnormality
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- noun
- /dʒəˈnɛtɪk əbˈnɔːrməlɪti/
- Specialized
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anomalía genética
- Doctors discovered a genetic abnormality in the patient's DNA that caused the rare condition.
- detect genetic abnormalities
- other genetic abnormalities
Examples
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And it proved that targeting genetic abnormalities could stop cancer's deadly march.
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Our patient's strong family history is suggestive of a genetic abnormality, possibly the result of an aberration in the combinatorial expression pattern of the Hox genes.
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This is a third blood test, taken around 16 weeks, to check for potential genetic abnormalities.
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These tests are mainly to check for genetic abnormalities in your baby.
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We did have the tissue tested for genetic abnormalities, which revealed he was a boy.
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The first genetic abnormality to be identified in any cancer was identified in chronic myelogenous leukemia.
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VHL is a genetic abnormality on the short arm of chromosome 3 inherited as an autosomal-dominant trait.
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On the amnio, it showed up brittle bone disease—a genetic abnormality.
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Of course, the main promise of the new targeted therapies, besides more precisely targeting the actual genetic abnormalities that drive the growth of specific tumors, is decreased toxicity.
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Indeed, discoveries in blood cancers have helped to inform scientists about the genetic abnormalities of cancer and have helped lead them to develop targeted therapies against them, but blood cancers aren't just leading the way in targeted therapies.
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Synonyms
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A health problem caused by a change in a person's genes that can be passed from parents
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A health problem caused by changes in a person's genes that parents pass on
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A health problem from a change in someone's genes often passed from parents
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A disease passed from parents to their children through genes
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A disease passed from parents to children through genes
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A health problem parents can pass to their children through genes
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A disease parents pass to their children in their genes
Antonyms
How Heritable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'genetic' (relating to genes/heredity) combined with 'abnormality' (a developmental disorder) yields a disorder caused by genetic factors. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common noun + modifier combination that a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer.
Etymology
Genetic abnormality compares our genes to a small recipe book inside each cell: if a page has a mistake, the result can come out different or wrong. So a Genetic abnormality is a 'mistake' in the instructions passed from parents that can cause a 'disease' or disorder.