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
Researches looked at both fraternal and identical twins to determine genetic and environmental factors that impact crying.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 July 2025
What if that data winds up in third-party hands such as advertisers, employers or hackers, a scenario that has occurred with genetic data?
—Pooja Shree Chettiar, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
Another genetic factor that could influence coat color is dilution, which, unlike progressive graying, affects the coat color from birth, essentially watering down the pigment to appear gray or fawn.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
While scientists have suspected these connections, before now the only evidence for them was archaeological, rather than genetic.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 July 2025
What if that data winds up in third-party hands such as advertisers, employers or hackers, a scenario that has occurred with genetic data?
—Pooja Shree Chettiar, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
Another genetic factor that could influence coat color is dilution, which, unlike progressive graying, affects the coat color from birth, essentially watering down the pigment to appear gray or fawn.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
While scientists have suspected these connections, before now the only evidence for them was archaeological, rather than genetic.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genetic
Adjective
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Pandora, a ceramicist and accessories designer, had Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a rare hereditary syndrome that can increase the risk of several types of cancer.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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It is thought that most cases of vitiligo in pets are hereditary, PetMD suggests, but breeds at a higher risk of developing it include rottweilers, dachshunds, golden retrievers, Labradors, German shepherds, and German shorthaired pointers.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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In addition to increasing the risk of miscarriage and stillbirth, rubella can lead to a condition called congenital rubella syndrome that can cause numerous birth defects including heart problems, brain damage, deafness, and lung, liver, eye and thyroid ailments.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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Scott died peacefully May 22 of congenital heart failure at her home in Santa Monica, her daughter Miranda Tollman told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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