英语新闻听写 家庭式基因检测

Some genetic¹ test results can help doctors diagnose and predict a person's risk for developing a disease.

一些基因检测结果可以帮助医生诊断并预测一个人的患病风险。

Other DNA² tests can tell people about whether they're predisposed to certain traits.

其他的DNA检测可以告诉人们他们是否具有某些特定的特质。

But according to Business Insider, all clinical and consumer tests aren't created equal.

但根据《商业内幕》，所有并不是所有的临床检测和消费者检测都是一样的。

In fact, it's important for consumers to know that many home DNA tests aren't regulated to the degree that medical DNA tests are.

事实上，消费者应该知道很多家庭式DNA检测不像医学DNA检测那样受到严格的监管。

Commercially-available tests can help identify certain areas of predisposition, like a tendency to gain weight or an intolerance to particular food enzymes³.

商用测试可以帮助识别特定的易感性区域，如长胖倾向或对特定食物酶的不耐受性。

But medical DNA tests can go much further, identifying serious problems such as carrier genes⁴, or rare genetic mutations.

但医学DNA检测可以更加深入，可以发现严重的问题，比如携带基因，或者罕见的基因突变。

1 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

2 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

3 enzymes   

n. 酶，酵素

参考例句：

• It was said that washing powders containing enzymes remove stains more efficiently. 据说加酶洗衣粉除污更有效。
• Among the enzymes which are particularly effective are pepsin, papain. 在酶当中特别有效的是胃朊酶、木瓜酶。

4 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪