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genetic lottery

genetic lottery noun: the concept that any advantageous or disadvantageous genetic traits and abilities that a person inherits from their parents are largely determined by chance.

Noun

genetic lottery (plural genetic lotteries)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) The concept that any advantageous or disadvantageous genetic traits and abilities that a person inherits from their parents are largely determined by chance.

Forms of genetic lottery

pluralgenetic lotteries

Questions about genetic lottery

What does genetic lottery mean?
Genetic lottery means the concept that any advantageous or disadvantageous genetic traits and abilities that a person inherits from their parents are largely determined by chance.
What part of speech is genetic lottery?
Genetic lottery is a noun.
What is the plural of genetic lottery?
The plural of genetic lottery is genetic lotteries.

Words near genetic lottery in the dictionary

  1. genetic gap
  2. genetic gaps
  3. genetic girl
  4. genetic girls
  5. genetic lotteries
  6. genetic lottery
  7. genetic marker
  8. genetic markers
  9. genetic material
  10. genetic materials
  11. genetic memories

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