genetic
defect
The test identifies a genetic defect that some experts believe can predispose a person to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Hip problems in this breed are the result of a genetic defect.
Doctors think that his deafness was caused by a genetic defect.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Genetics
accession number
adenine
anaphase
autosomal
autosomally
genetic fingerprinting
genetically engineered
geneticist
genic
genomic
genomics
genotypic
monozygotic
mutate
non-familial
non-genetic
non-mutant
nondominant
nonhomologous
sex-linked