genetic characteristics
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneticandcharacteristic
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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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characteristic
noun[C]
uk/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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For disability, that component is increasingly associated with chromosomal or genetic characteristics that are detectable prenatally.
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Each causes unique phenotypic and genetic characteristics and appearance.
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These figures show how the genetic characteristics of the populations continue to evolve long after the trait means have reached an apparent equilibrium.
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Further, genetic characteristics of the child and the parent can each influence the quality of parenting provided.
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Nomenclature for describing the genetic characteristics of wild-type measles viruses (update).
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This means that there should be no intervention into the genetic characteristics of future generations.
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Do invading and successfully establishing alien species, derived from certain donor areas have definable genetic characteristics?
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For example, information on the genetic characteristics of crops indicates that legumes are more efficient than cereals in fixing nitrogen in soils.
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The power of crossover is the way in which the desirable genetic characteristics of parents can be combined and inherited in subsequent generations.
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Second, parents should have the right to know the genetic characteristics of their children and make appropriate decisions.
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Given the genetic characteristics of the crop, a plant will grow and produce a positive crop output when soil properties and climatic conditions are within certain bounds.
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Refining our intervention models to consider the pathways whereby genetic characteristics of the child may influence parenting behavior should enable us to develop more precise and effective interventions.
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Mary has also directly determined the exact genetic characteristics of her child by choosing to clone herself.
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Rice production is affected by sets of varietals and environmental parameters, including genetic characteristics, soil, weather and cultivation management.
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Among several genetic characteristics that can be used for parasite identification are those corresponding to repetitive genes that can be very informative for many diagnostic and evolutionary studies.
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Surely a couple who plan to have a family should not, ethically, be able to plan for that family's genetic characteristics.
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We are referring to the origins of the unique genetic characteristics of a person.
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Other supposedly undesirable genetic characteristics might be put forward and the same logic would apply.
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The notion that he has given that the modification of human genetic characteristics is not on the immediate horizon is wide of the mark.
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