variants also genetical
as in hereditary
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders

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Recent Examples of genetic The remains were found by a person walking through the woods in Wilkeson, Washington, south of Seattle, in October 1997, according to a news release from the forensic genetic genealogy company Othram. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025 This plan focuses on maintaining genetic diversity of the giraffe population and helping prevent giraffes from becoming extinct. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 The Center for Biological Diversity estimates that by 2050, 30 percent of the planet's genetic diversity could be lost, but will efforts really be placed on helping the animals of the present day who face huge risks? Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Zoom in: The company believes these clones — or future clones and offspring — could bring genetic diversity to the captive breeding population of red wolves. Zachery Eanes, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for genetic

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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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