Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with genetic in American Collocation
genetic
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dʒəˈnetɪk/
change
alteration
engineering
manipulation
modification
mutation
The book covers the ethics of genetic engineering.
variety
diversity
variability
variation
The aim is to safeguard the genetic diversity of crops.
problem or illness
abnormality
condition
defect
disease
disorder
He suffers from a rare genetic disorder which affects his eyes.
characteristics
inheritance
make-up
marker
predisposition
susceptibility
It could be due to a genetic susceptibility.
test
diagnosis
screening
test
testing
In the future, genetic tests might be a valuable technique.