Sentence examples for that predisposition from inspiring English sources

Perry suggests it might one day be possible to correct a harmful mutation in the BRCA1 gene and stop someone inheriting that predisposition to breast cancer.

However, opposing that predisposition are structural biases favoring the establishment of many small nation-states instead of a few big multicultural ones.

To test the hypothesis that predisposition to childhood herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 encephalitis (HSE) may be determined in part by human genetic factors.

Since the effect of heterozygosity for one gene is relatively small, we hypothesize that predisposition to cancer could be a result of the additive effect of heterozygosity for two or more genes critical to pathways that control DNA damage signaling, repair or apoptosis.

He further adds that "predisposition increases the risk for certain cancers, depending on which gene has a mutation.

To be sure, in some American neocons, that predisposition was also shaped in part by connections with hard-line Israelis who had a deep mistrust of Arabs and an abiding faith in military solutions to complex problems.

23andMe also claims that predispositions to health conditions can be found through its DNA analysis, although this has been disputed.

We tested an alternative hypothesis that predispositions do exist and they can be identified prior to the emotional trauma.

Such findings show that predispositions and knowledge about food, prior to its consumption, are important in our choice of portion size and this reflects learning and adaptation.

For his part, Pinker points out that genetic predisposition does not rule out individual free will.

Many researchers now believe that a predisposition to the illness, which tends to run in families, may be genetic.