Way one's stricken with primarily genetic cause of disease (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PATHOGEN Way one's stricken with primarily genetic cause of disease (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 18, 2025
63% PE Microorganism that may cause disease (2) USA Today Quick Dec 14, 2025
63% GERM Microorganism that may cause disease (4) USA Today Quick Dec 14, 2025
60% DNA Genetic evidence (3) Universal Feb 2, 2026
60% TRAITS Genetic acquisitions (6) Newsday Jan 22, 2026
60% MUTATE Be altered genetically (6) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
60% MUTANT Genetic variant (6) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
60% RNA Genetic letters (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 8, 2026
60% CLONE Genetic duplicate (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 7, 2026
60% MAINLY Primarily (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 6, 2026

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