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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Investigators use genetic genealogy to solve cold cases by using suspect DNA collected from a crime scene, analyzing it, and converting it into a raw data file.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Because Willa never had offspring during her lifetime, her clones represent a valuable source of genetic diversity for the remaining population.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Biologists say fostering pups will eventually add genetic diversity to a population started with just seven individual wolves.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
But through forensic genetic genealogy, Bygd said investigators tracked down Jon Miller, 84, at his apartment in Owatonna, Minnesota.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Because Willa never had offspring during her lifetime, her clones represent a valuable source of genetic diversity for the remaining population.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Biologists say fostering pups will eventually add genetic diversity to a population started with just seven individual wolves.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
But through forensic genetic genealogy, Bygd said investigators tracked down Jon Miller, 84, at his apartment in Owatonna, Minnesota.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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