a genetic defect的意思|示意

Some people even have a genetic defect in the enzymes in their liver that break down nicotine, whereby the mutant enzyme is much less effective at metabolizing nicotine than the normal variant.

有些人的肝脏中分解尼古丁的酶有遗传上的缺陷，因此这种突变的酶在代谢尼古丁时的作用就比正常的变异体的作用小。

My color is simply a genetic defect.

我的肤色只不过是遗传缺点。

However, he said, understanding the molecular nature of this single genetic defect, which is at the root of a familial form of such a complex disease, offers invaluable clues.

然而，他又说，理解单个遗传缺陷的分子本质，其是如此复杂疾病的一种家族性形式的根源，提供了无价的线索。

Andrews argues that fixing a genetic defect that causes a catastrophic disease and passing that correction to new generations would be a benefit, not a risk.

安德鲁斯争辩说，修复导致致命疾病的基因缺陷并将治疗后的基因传给下一代是一件有益的事情，而不是风险。

An example might be a child, born with a genetic defect.

举个例子，比如说一个小孩，天生遗传缺损。

Further research is needed to determine why this genetic defect appears to cause such a significant increase in stroke, they added.

我们需要进一步的研究来确定为什么这个基因缺陷引起中风风险明显增加，他们补充说。