genetic defect

collocation in English

meaningsofgeneticanddefect

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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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defect
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdiː.fekt/us
/ˈdiː.fekt/
a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to ...
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(Definition ofgeneticanddefectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Regarding schizophrenia, one may speculate at which phase(s) of ontogeny thegeneticdefectbecomes manifest.
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About 40 percent of the children with thisgeneticdefectnever live past age 18.
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The parents decided to try again to have amnioentesis to be sure that neither twin had another identifiablegeneticdefect.
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The importance of diagnosis lies in avoiding unnecessary iron therapy, and possible identification of thegeneticdefectin succeeding generations.
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The most natural way to do this is to correct thegeneticdefectin the zygote and to regrow the body from scratch.
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It was concluded that the rare combination of polymorphisms was tightly linked to thegeneticdefect that caused blue-cone monochromacy in that family.
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Perhaps it is an attempt to eliminate sick people who have ageneticdefect.
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Nobody is claiming that all forms ofgeneticdefectcan be dealt with by this means.
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Hereditary cancers are primarily caused by an inheritedgeneticdefect.
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It turns out that the syndrome is caused by ageneticdefectin collagen, the body's connective tissue.
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It is caused by ageneticdefectcharacterised by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles that control movement.
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That will be a huge advance, as we shall be able to target drug therapies on an individual's specific moleculargeneticdefect.
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That was the way they would ensure that they had a child who would be born whole, entire and free from the familygeneticdefect.
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Cavaliers can be subject to ageneticdefectof the femur and knee called luxating patella.
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This approach was useful when both parents were carriers of ageneticdefect.
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He proposed the name hypoascorbemia for the effects of thisgeneticdefect.
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Anemia can be associated with malnourishment or faulty metabolic processes, usually caused by ageneticdefect.
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As opposed to drug-based approaches, gene therapy repairs the underlyinggeneticdefect.
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Most of all, the case for continued embryo research is made by families with a child who has died an agonising death from ageneticdefect.
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If the whole purpose of in vitro fertilisation is to avoid a particulargeneticdefectand this is not avoided, is there an action for negligence?
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What appears to be ageneticdefectin one context or environment may not be so in another.
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Those who were closely working with this case suggested that it was an autoimmune disorder rather than ageneticdefect.
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I can see that there may be circumstances in which it may be appropriate to ask questions where ageneticdefecthas turned up much later which is not life-threatening.
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Notably, during the first three months after they hatch, due to ageneticdefectthey can only turn to the left while flying.
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