Sentence examples for has a defective from inspiring English sources

This was especially surprising because the cell line, called 2774, has a defective DNA repair mechanism; other cells with this defect accumulate mutations rapidly.

Another mystery is whether the Ford Explorer has a defective suspension.

A YOUNG woman finds that she has a defective gene that increases her chances of breast cancer.

The actor has a defective gene, BRCA1, which significantly increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, she writes in the New York Times.

The actor has a defective gene, BRCA1, which doctors told her increased her risk of developing breast cancer to 87%; it also increased her risk of ovarian cancer.

For example, a fly with an extra set of wings has a defective gene not in the abdominal region but in the thoracic region, which normally functions as a regulator of such mutations.

He readily acknowledged having a "defective education".

When I did, it had a defective handset.

On the other hand you are singularly imprudent and you have a defective sense of honour.

"We have to do something when we have a defective product that is killing babies".

He worked with a mouse that had a defective copy of Ob, the so called obesity gene.