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genetic

[juh-net-ik] / dʒəˈnɛt ɪk /


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This process supports a wide range of applications, including improved crop breeding, treatments for genetic diseases, and the creation of animal models used in drug development.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Doctors send a blood sample and biopsy of the tumor, where the cancer’s genetic profile is analyzed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

While the cases are spread out, scientists used a type of comprehensive genetic fingerprinting called whole-genome sequencing, which revealed the bugs involved are all closely related.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The researchers analysed their ageing organoids with three different kinds of recently developed genetic "clocks" that can roughly determine the biological age of cells.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Even a cursory look at Levene’s proposed structure for DNA disqualified it as a carrier of genetic information.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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