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GENETICALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

By genetic mechanisms

Example:

genetically passed down talents

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

genetic (of or relating to the science of genetics)

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 Context examples: 

These genetically modified PBL may recognize and halt the growth of gp100-expressing melanoma cells.

(Anti-gp100 TCR Retroviral Vector-Transduced Autologous PBL, NCI Thesaurus)

These genetically modified TIL may recognize and halt the growth of gp100-expressing melanoma cells.

(Anti-gp100 TCR Retroviral Vector-Transduced Autologous TIL, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutations in presenilin-1 have been genetically associated with familial forms of Alzheimer's disease, further supporting the role of APP processing the development of the disease.

(Amyloid Beta-Peptide Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Grafting or transplanting cells, tissues, or organs between genetically non-identical individuals.

(Allografting, NCI Thesaurus)

An autologous cancer vaccine composed of lethally irradiated leukemia cells that are genetically modified to secrete the immunostimulatory cytokine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities.

(Autologous GM-CSF-Secreting Lethally Irradiated Leukemia Cell Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A procedure in which a person receives blood-forming stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) from a genetically similar, but not identical, donor.

(Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, NCI Dictionary)

Apoptosis is a genetically controlled mechanism of cell death involved in the regulation of tissue homeostasis.

(Apoptosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

To examine this, the researchers used a technique called optogenetics, in which the neurons of animals are genetically modified, so they can be controlled using pulses of light.

(New Findings Reveal Surprising Role of the Cerebellum in Reward and Social Behaviors, National Institutes of Health)

Mice genetically engineered to lack a functioning version of the enzyme-coding gene showed abnormalities in working memory, mimicking those commonly seen in schizophrenia patients.

(Schizophrenia risk gene linked to cognitive deficits in mice, National Institutes of Health)

To investigate the association between Tcf7l2, nicotine addiction and blood glucose regulation, researchers genetically deleted Tcf7l2, in rats.

(Nicotine addiction linked to diabetes through a DNA-regulating gene in animal models, National Institutes of Health)