genetic defect
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genetic defect — noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically • Syn: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑congenital disease, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genetic defect — imperfection that is tied to one s genetic make up … English contemporary dictionary
genetic death — genetic death, the inability of an organism to propagate its species due to a genetic defect: »Genetic death is not the death of any person it is the extinction of a gene from the population (Science) … Useful english dictionary
genetic abnormality — noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically • Syn: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital disease, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genetic disease — noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically • Syn: ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital disease, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genetic disorder — noun a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically • Syn: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital disease, ↑inherited disease, ↑inherited disorder, ↑hereditary disease, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
defect — de|fect1 [dıˈfekt, ˈdi:fekt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: Latin defectus lack , from defectus, past participle of deficere to go away from, fail, lack ] a fault or a lack of something that means that something or someone is not… … Dictionary of contemporary English
genetic — ge|net|ic [ dʒə netık ] adjective ** relating to genes and the study of them: Doctors believe the condition is caused by a genetic defect. ╾ ge|net|i|cal|ly [ dʒə netıkli ] adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
genetic */*/ — UK [dʒəˈnetɪk] / US adjective biology relating to genes, or to the study of genes Doctors believe the condition is caused by a genetic defect. Derived word: genetically UK [dʒəˈnetɪklɪ] / US adverb … English dictionary
Genetic engineering in fiction — Genetic engineering is a popular subject of fiction, especially science fiction.DiscussionDuring the early twentieth century, science fiction writers began to consider the possible alteration of human beings and other species, either through the… … Wikipedia
