Synonym: familial, genetical, genic, hereditary, inherited, transmissible, transmitted. Similar words: magnetic, gene, at one time, generous, generate, in general, generation gap, athletic. Meaning: [dʒɪ'netɪk] adj. 1. tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity 2. of or relating to or produced by or being a gene 3. pertaining to or referring to origin 4. of or relating to the science of genetics.
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121. We do not even have to posit a genetic advantage in imitation, though that would certainly help.
122. They carry within their range of possibilities, which includes their genetic coding, information about adjacent and surrounding systems.
123. On average, environmental factors caused about twice as many cancers as inborn genetic factors.
124. There is a good chapter on biotechnology and genetic engineering, with a simple explanation of gene splicing.
125. But this study has, for the first time, clearly demonstrated a genetic difference between concordant and discordant identical twins.
126. It's a genetic condition which means she's been physically disabled from birth.
127. Trichloroethene, a probable human carcinogen, can cause liver damage and genetic mutations in both human and animal populations.
128. What is more improbable is that the Genetic Supermarket, with its emphasis upon individual choice, will bring this possibility nearer.
129. Will we use our technological brilliance to annihilate genetic diseases before they strike?
130. Again, the level of risk implied by this explanation seems inconsistent with the dosimetry and previous estimates of genetic risk.
131. But as the study just cited indicates, environmental influences can powerfully affect the way genetic predispositions are expressed in human behavior.
132. Perhaps in people with a genetic predisposition, the trigger sends the immune system into permanent overdrive and disarray.
133. Others still advocate genetic engineering of plants and animals as the greatest single technology that will feed the world.
134. Admittedly the computer did use them to calculate the appropriate genetic formula for every point on the picture.
135. She had Sanfilippo's syndrome,[www.Sentencedict.com] a genetic disorder that attacks the nervous system.
136. Owners of deaf white cats report that their pets are brilliant at compensating for their genetic disability.
137. These causes are not necessarily genetic, but may include environmental factors such as upbringing in the family, social conditioning and so on.
138. One of the first steps will be to organise genetic counselling for all children not yet tested.
139. Read in studio Scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against the genetic disease Cystic Fibrosis.
140. This is essential if the scientific quality of studies of biodiversity at the ecosystem and genetic level is not to be compromised.
141. Another possible place of chaos in genetic diversity generation is in the origin of life.
142. Such fears, however, should not be dismissed lightly in so far as genetic engineering is still in its infancy.
143. Some cases are hereditary so genetic counselling should be given.
144. Mobility may be increasingly affected. Genetic counselling should be available.
145. The mouse is bred with the genetic defect but remains alive, enabling potential cures to be tested out on it.
146. Because the sample is so large, even the last of these shows evidence of a genetic component.
147. It is a widespread phenomenon, not restricted to nuclear power or genetic engineering.
148. But could this fantasy of genetic engineering ever become reality?
149. This set of preoccupations led the ethologists to assume a more complex and extensive set of genetic endowments underlying behaviour.
150. Now there is a patchwork of state legislation enacted to deal with the legal and ethical issues raised by genetic information.
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