genetic
81genetic engineering — ► NOUN ▪ the deliberate modification of an organism by manipulating its genetic material …
82genetic fingerprinting — (also genetic profiling) ► NOUN ▪ the analysis of DNA from samples of body tissues or fluids in order to identify individuals …
83genetic engineering — n. the branch of biology dealing with the splicing and recombining of specific genetic units from the DNA of living organisms as in order to produce new species or biochemicals …
84genetic marker — n. any allele or gene associated with a specific chromosome and used in genetic research, as in the identification and location of the other genes in a linkage group …
85genetic counselling — noun Advice, based on chromosomal and amniotic fluid investigation, etc, given to prospective parents on possible heritable defects in their children • • • Main Entry: ↑genetic …
86genetic manipulation — noun The procedures with which it is possible to combine DNA sequences from widely different organisms in vitro, often with great precision, thus in the long term making possible the control of hereditary defects and, currently, the mass… …
87genetic parents — plural noun The ‘natural’ parents, those whose genes the child carries • • • Main Entry: ↑genetic …
88genetic modification — UK US noun [uncountable] biology genetic engineering Thesaurus: genes and geneticshyponym …
89genetic copying — genetic copying, the duplication of a genetic inventory …
90genetic counselor — genetic counselor, a person, usually a physician, who engages in genetic counseling …