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predisposition
noun as in willingness, inclination
Example Sentences
In the 1990s, teams of scientists — supported at least in part by NIH funding — tracked down the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes responsible for inherited predispositions to breast and other cancers.
They’ve identified some genetic anomalies that lead to a predisposition to the spectrum.
That is where we dig deeper and the explanations for the differences in self-reported happiness may be mental health, personality traits, genetic predispositions, etc.
The samples helped people discover entirely new family trees and could reveal consequential health information, like a genetic predisposition to cancer.
My default predisposition is to find silver linings, not overreact and stay calm while others are screaming.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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