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predisposition

[pree-dis-puh-zish-uhn, pree-dis-] / priˌdɪs pəˈzɪʃ ən, ˌpri dɪs- /


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But a genetic predisposition and family history aren’t the only causes of a dissection.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Your ideal rise time is linked to your chronotype, your genetic predisposition to waking at a certain time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

Genetic predisposition increases disease risk in certain populations.

From Science Daily Nov. 17, 2025

It can be useful to detect an individual's predisposition to conditions like heart disease and common cancers.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2025

We have a genetic predisposition for same old-same old that dates back to the earliest vertebrates.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Bonta said the failure resulted in a 2023 data breach which exposed genetic predispositions and risk factors of nearly seven million users, plus information about biological relatives, ancestry, and ethnicity.

From BBC May 28, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2025

Potential future clinical applications may include risk detection and personalization of treatments based on an individual's genetic predispositions to rhythm impairments and childhood reading/language impairments.

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2024

The effect of food on our taste predispositions doesn't stop in early life: What we eat as adults, especially our sugar and salt intake, can also shape how we perceive and potentially choose food.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2023

Why is the fact that each of us comes from a culture with its own distinctive mix of strengths and weaknesses, tendencies and predispositions, so difficult to acknowledge?

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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