genetic flaw

基本解释

Scientists have identified a genetic flaw which can increase the risk of ovarian cancer.
科學家發現了一個可能導致卵巢癌的基因缺陷。
Scientists have found a way to block the genetic flaw that causes the most common form of muscular dystrophy.
科學家已經發現一種阻止由基因缺陷引起的普通型式的肌肉萎縮的方法。
ScienceDaily (July 17, 2009) — Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found a way to block the genetic flaw at the heart of a common form of muscular dystrophy.
每日科學（2009.07.17）——羅徹斯特大學毉學中心的研究者已經發現一種封閉肌營養不良常見類型的核心遺傳缺陷的方法。

It starts out as a genetic flaw spurring overproduction of platelets and white blood cells.
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Most appear to be some type of genetic flaw that manifests itself in the form of a knoblike outgrowth.
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While some experts insist Syndrome X is a disease and that a genetic flaw is the cause, others argue Syndrome X is merely a precursor to other ailments, including heart disease and adult-onset diabetes.
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