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ecogenetics (medicine)


ecogenetics


The interaction of genetics with the environment. The genetic disease PKU (phenylketonuria) provides an illustration of ecogenetics. Persons with PKU lack an enzyme to process an amino acid (phenylalanine) and so require a special environment: a diet low in phenylalanine.


abominate(2) (iou)



abominate verb trans. M17.
[Latin abominat- pa. ppl stem of abominari, from ab AB- + omin-, omen omen: see -ATE3.]
Feel extreme disgust towards; abhor; express abhorrence of. M17.
Dislike strongly. colloq. L19.
A. S. Byatt He abominated tea. He was a black coffee drinker.
abominator noun L17.