Genetic Defect (Noun)

Meaning

A disease or disorder that is inherited genetically.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

• The genetic defect that caused her to be born with a rare blood disorder was inherited from her mother's side of the family.
• Researchers have identified a genetic defect that is responsible for the development of a debilitating neurological disease that affects millions of people worldwide.
• The genetic defect that causes cystic fibrosis is a mutation in the CFTR gene, which codes for a protein that regulates the transport of salt and water in and out of cells.
• The couple's decision to undergo genetic testing was motivated by a family history of a genetic defect that increases the risk of certain types of cancer.
• The genetic defect that causes sickle cell anemia is a point mutation in the HBB gene, which codes for the beta-globin subunit of hemoglobin.

Synonyms

• Inherited Disorder
• Hereditary Disease
• Inherited Disease
• Genetic Disease
• Genetic Abnormality
• Congenital Disease
• Hereditary Condition
• Genetic Disorder

Hypernyms

• Disease

Hyponyms

• Dystrophy
• Autosomal Dominant Disorder
• Branched Chain Ketoaciduria
• Maple Syrup Urine Disease
• Oligodactyly
• Autosomal Dominant Disease
• Autosomal Recessive Disease
• Lactase Deficiency
• Achondroplasty
• Marble Bones Disease
• Albers-Schonberg Disease
• Dwarfism
• Hepatolenticular Degeneration
• Polygenic Disease
• Monogenic Disease
• Inborn Error Of Metabolism
• Milk Intolerance
• Autosomal Recessive Defect
• Ichthyosis
• Pachyderma
• Congenital Pancytopenia
• Polygenic Disorder
• Mucopolysaccharidosis
• Monogenic Disorder
• Fanconi's Anaemia
• Osteosclerosis Congenita
• Spielmeyer-Vogt Disease
• Hirschsprung's Disease
• Oligodontia
• Lactose Intolerance
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Fanconi's Anemia
• Congenital Afibrinogenemia
• Nevoid Elephantiasis
• Wilson's Disease
• McArdle's Disease
• Achondroplasia
• Porphyria
• Hyperbetalipoproteinemia
• Juvenile Amaurotic Idiocy
• Osteopetrosis
• Nanism
• Abetalipoproteinemia
• Congenital Megacolon
• Otosclerosis