genetic factor

collocation in English

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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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factor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæk.tər/us
/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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(Definition ofgeneticandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgenetic factor

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Thegeneticfactoris probably important when considering iron status.
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This may be an example of ageneticfactorcontributing to the observed teratogenic effect of the phenothiazine treatment.
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This information is a precious clue to search for ageneticfactorinvolved in heterotaxic syndromes in humans.
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The function ofgeneticfactor(s) on the second chromosome is expected to be the repression of amylase activity in non-induced environments.
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The function of thegeneticfactor(s) on the third chromosome is expected to be the induction of amylase activity in induced environments.
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However, despite the strong evidence of ageneticfactor, specific genetic markers and the neurobiological expression of putative genetic mechanisms have eluded researchers.
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This indicates that in different media as starch and glucose, the effects ofgeneticfactor(s) on the third chromosome were independent.
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In thegeneticfactormodel, failing to account for correlated measurement errors for different nicotine dependence items could result in biased estimates of genetic and environmental effects.
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It is not acceptable to assert that it is ageneticfactor; it is not.
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I hope that continuing research will also take account of thisgeneticfactor.
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Thegeneticfactorat time 2 influences time 2 and all subsequent occasions (but not at time 1), and so on for as many genetic factors as there are occasions.
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It has been suggested that ageneticfactoris responsible for the condition.
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Again, a secondgeneticfactorseems to contribute to these phenomena.
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The results of this study found that the only significantgeneticfactorwas the person's blood type.
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In some cases, the supposedly roan offspring is not true roan at all, but rabicano, sabino, or influenced by some othergeneticfactor.
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To examine this possiblegeneticfactor, 689 randomly selected students were administered a survey in which seventeen developmental prosopagnosics were quantifiably identified.
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But on the other hand, nogeneticfactorhas been conclusively shown to have a causal relation with group difference in intelligence test scores.
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