genetic damage

collocation in English

meaningsofgeneticanddamage

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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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damage
noun
uk
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/
harm ...
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(Definition ofgeneticanddamagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This assumes that thegeneticdamageis not identity-altering.
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Our experiments suggest that such ploidy changes may be relatively common in response togeneticdamage.
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Competitions were begun immediately after these strains had been produced, to minimize anygeneticdamagethat might have accumulated.
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Low folate status has been implicated in carcinogenesis, possibly as a result of a higher rate ofgeneticdamage.
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A much larger number of studies have looked for indirect evidence ofgeneticdamage, such as chromosomal anomalies.
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There is evidence ofgeneticdamage.
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Nobody would deny that radiation causesgeneticdamage.
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An important factor is that female radiologists are liable not only togeneticdamagebut also to injuries to their foetuses during pregnancy.
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The inhibition of enzymes can cause birth defects, infant mortality andgeneticdamage.
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Bacterial mutagenicity tests have been found not to producegeneticdamage.
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Also in 1984 the same university study showed that fluoride causesgeneticdamagein a human cell culture.
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Lapachol inducesgeneticdamage, specifically clastogenic effects, in rats.
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However, such mechanisms are disrupted upongeneticdamage.
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The study did not find evidence of widespreadgeneticdamage.
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There is, however, no way at present in which direct evidence ofgeneticdamageto human beings from radiation can be obtained.
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Here again, and making the same proviso, the studies of these groups have not to date shown any evidence ofgeneticdamage.
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A fourth reason, which is consequential upon the other health hazard of radiation, is the possiblegeneticdamageto future generations.
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However, from what we know of the measured radiation doses it is highly unlikely that any significantgeneticdamagewould have been caused.
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There is a chance of more than one micronucleus forming when moregeneticdamagehas happened.
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In animals this causes aging, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes andgeneticdamage.
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Fallujah now has the highest rate ofgeneticdamagein a population at all.
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Human exposure further encompasses impaired fertility, heritablegeneticdamageand harm to unborn children.
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The relatively long life span of the bull and thelongbreeding cycle of cattle increases the possibility ofgeneticdamagefrom inferior or defective bulls.
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There is evidence that some conditions have a higher incidence among these populations, but no evidence ofgeneticdamagewhich is statistically significant has so far been observed.
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