genetic determinant
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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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determinant
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nənt/us/dɪˈtɝː.mɪ.nənt/
formal
something that controls or affects what happens in a ...
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Thegeneticdeterminantin familial polyposis may also predispose carriers to other malignancies, e.g., of the duodenum and stomach (particularly ampullary adenocarcinoma).
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Our ancestries are separated by at least a billion years, during which time our respective genetic determinants of ageing are likely to have diverged dramatically.
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Researchers in this tradition are sceptical to claims about genetic determinants of excellence in performance.
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A logistic mixture model for characterizing genetic determinants causing differentiation in growth trajectories.
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In that case, statistical tests of linkage or association are inherently flawed and cannot possibly detect valid genetic determinants with any degree of reliability.
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So what are the genetic determinants of breast density, and how can they be found?
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Is there overlap between the genetic determinants of mammographic density and bone mineral density?
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Moreover, the idea that culture is a third determinant of behaviour, after allowance has been made for environmental and genetic determinants, is perfectly absurd.
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There has been much written about the genetic determinants of bone density, but little if any population variance can be definitively apportioned to variants in any specific gene.
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This conclusion has implications with respect to selection effects upon genetic determinants of early death, but these effects may not be as great as the gross compensation figures suggest.
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The study of the biological level in personality psychology focuses primarily on identifying the role of genetic determinants and how they mold individual personalities.
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Neurodegenerative diseases with well-established genetic determinants are also associated with olfactory dysfunction.
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It appears that genetic determinants predispose cancer cells to be sensitive or resistant to these compounds.
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All seven dimensions of temperament and character have been found to have unique genetic determinants and to be regulated by different brain systems as measured by functional brain imaging.
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A better understanding of the individual genetic determinants of radiosensitivity is fundamental to advances in personalized medicine and individualized application of radiation in diagnosis and treatment.
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