How to Use genetic in a Sentence

genetic

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  • But if autism was largely genetic, where were the rest of those genes?
    — Pamela Feliciano, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022
  • If that's part of your genetic makeup, then that's it—there's no cure.
    — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2022
  • What if your genetic tests come back and show this baby wasn’t meant to be either?
    — Amanda Allen, ELLE, 11 Feb. 2022
  • But the researchers couldn’t find any genetic signal that would start the process.
    — Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • During that time, the coronavirus in his body racked up dozens of genetic changes.
    — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
  • This is a genetic condition where iron builds up in organs.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
  • The researchers tagged the mystery bird and drew blood for genetic sampling.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This new science turns current genetic risk models on their head.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • That’s the genetic recipe Kraig’s team is now trying to harness.
    — New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2025
  • While pomegranates don’t grow true to seed, Fritz insists the genetic gamble is worth it.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
  • Among the most prominent were the genetic variants for red hair.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Doing so would pave the path for treating genetic diseases.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Think of it as a genetic fingerprint.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Much more needs to be done to make genetic testing more widely used and effective.
    — Nathan Price, Scientific American, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The virus may adapt to its animal host by flipping a few genetic switches.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Wolin said his liver disease was genetic.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • If a variant emerges in an outbreak, it is found through genetic sequencing of the virus.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2023
  • For some people, high cholesterol is genetic.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In Mexico, the results of a genetic test can take days or years.
    — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • While your health and lifestyle can affect your risk, genetic factors may also play a role.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The first idea is that the earliest strains didn’t have the right genetic traits to be really lethal.
    — ArsTechnica, 18 June 2026
  • There is a clear need for a better system for handling genetic testing.
    — Jason Bush, STAT, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Males who have the genetic make-up for tusklessness die, likely before they are born.
    — Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Gabi has big brown eyes, pigtails, and a genetic condition that makes her bones brittle.
    — Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Campbell and Wilmut hoped that cloning a sheep would pave the way for more advanced genetic research.
    — Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Our 9-year-old daughter Kaylie, our youngest child, has a rare genetic disease.
    — Becky Quick, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In the process, the mix of circulating strains changes, as does their genetic makeup.
    — Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
  • That genetic distance is reflected in the gecko’s name.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And growing plants from seed opens the door to greater genetic diversity.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This genetic issue caused differences in both weight loss and side effects.
    — Nadine Wehida, Scientific American, 25 June 2026

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