genetic abnormality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneticandabnormality
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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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abnormality
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌæb.nɔːˈmæl.ə.ti/us/ˌæb.nɔːrˈmæl.ə.t̬i/
something abnormal, usually in ...
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(Definition ofgeneticandabnormalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Despite years of investigation, the specific genes associated with thisgeneticabnormalityhave not been identified.
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This means that implantation is performed with embryos that have been selected so that they do not have thegeneticabnormalityin question.
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This is to correctgeneticabnormalityby inserting healthy genetic material into adults who have these diseases and who have consented to the treatment.
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The point is that we do not know what thatgeneticabnormalitymeans.
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We may have ageneticabnormalityof which we know the significance, but we may not know whether that abnormality will develop.
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That legislation already allows research on embryos for certain medical conditions such as congenital disease orgeneticabnormality.
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We were told that he had a random, one in 8,000geneticabnormality—a chromosome 13 partial monosomy.
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We have heard that a person who discovers that he has ageneticabnormalitymay not know the implications of that.
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If we decide to abandon that research, we are closing the door on the hopes of countless thousands of infertile couples and families who face the burden ofgeneticabnormality.
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The cause of this variation may be ageneticabnormalitysimilar to that of black panthers that appear in populations of spotted jaguars.
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They are distinguished by the underlyinggeneticabnormality.
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Teeth may become impacted because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue or ageneticabnormality.
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Due to ageneticabnormality, the glue seals the wounds on the cat.
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In the past decade, we have witnessed an explosive increase in information about genetic abnormalities of prostate cancer.
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However, in many cases, genetic abnormalities are not tractable pharmaceutically.
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