genetic
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Born with a life-threatening genetic disorder and raised in a working-class family, Barker was, as she put it, “a poster child for Obamacare.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her liver was given to 11-month-old Ollie Jolliff, from Poole, Dorset, who urgently needed a transplant due to a genetic condition.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan turned away an emergency request from an Alaskan surrogate who had sought custody of the baby boy after a rift with his genetic parents, who live in California.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The genetic record also shows how strongly human activity influenced the spread of plague.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
As with many autoimmune diseases, it's unknown what causes some people to develop vitiligo, though it is suspected that there can be a genetic factor, and it can be triggered by stress.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Vocabulary lists containing genetic
Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "G"
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