genetic make-up

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"This is the first step in being able to use someone's genetic make-up to help us improve that decision-making process."

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

“The spread of Indo European languages is linked to their movement, and they reshaped the genetic make-up of Europe,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Moreover, these parameters may differ from one person to another, depending on their genetic make-up, history and lifestyle.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2023

Comparative genomics yields new insights into relationships among species, and DNA sequences reveal our personal genetic make-up.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Thanks to the appearance of fiction, even people with the same genetic make-up who lived under similar ecological conditions were able to create very different imagined realities, which manifested themselves in different norms and values.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari