genetic material
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneticandmaterial
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genetic
adjective
uk/dʒəˈnet.ɪk/us/dʒəˈnet̬.ɪk/
belonging or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) received by each animal or plant from ...
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material
noun
uk/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofgeneticandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofgenetic material
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Essentialgeneticmaterialis found in the nucleus of the cell.
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Viruses specifically bind to and enter cells to release theirgeneticmaterial.
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First, in biological selection, the source of variability is well identified: it is the random mutation of thegeneticmaterial, followed by genetic mixing.
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During transmission ofgeneticmaterialfrom one generation to the next, corresponding sections of maternal and paternal chromosome copies are sometimes exchanged (genetic recombination).
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This phenotypic change is then transmitted somehow to thegeneticmaterialso that it is passed on in reproduction.
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It is noticeable, for example, that the expression ofgeneticmaterialis nearly always couched in terms of the minority percentage contribution of 'incoming' farmers.
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During this stage, thegeneticmaterialof a pair of individuals is exchanged in order to create the population of the next generation.
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The concluding chapter deals with the role of horizontal, cross-species exchange ofgeneticmaterial.
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In the face of rapid erosion of crop diversity, substantial effort has been given to the ex situ preservation ofgeneticmaterial.
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Bits and pieces ofgeneticmaterialare snipped out, some discarded, other bits pasted together with the aid of still other molecules.
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The molecular techniques for changing thegeneticmaterialre-define the scientist's function, providing him/her with new "creative" authority.
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By altering thegeneticmaterialof somatic cells, gene therapy may correct or relieve the underlying specific disease pathophysiology.
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In order to transmit itsgeneticmaterialinto a subsequent generation, an organism must first adapt and survive to the point where it can reproduce.
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A combination of field and laboratory studies can be especially effective when the samegeneticmaterial is exposed to multiple field and laboratory environments.
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Furthermore, other forces, recombination for instance, have a high impact on shaping thegeneticmaterial as it is passed on from generation to generation.
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A third way of looking at a persistent seed bank is to regard it as a reserve ofgeneticmaterial.
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Until now, it has always takengeneticmaterialfrom two people to make a new person.
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First, the interests of mothers and infants, despite the considerablegeneticmaterialand energetic investment of the former in the latter, do not completely coincide.
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The member of the couple whose chromosomes are used would participate by providing thegeneticmaterialfor the new person.
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