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View synonyms for genetic

genetic

1

[ juh-net-ik ]

adjective

  1. Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
  2. of, relating to, or produced by genes; genic.
  3. of, relating to, or influenced by geneses or origins.


-genetic

2
  1. a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -genesis:

    parthenogenetic.

genetic

/ dʒɪˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • geˈnetically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ge·neti·cal·ly adverb
  • hyper·ge·netic adjective
  • hyper·ge·neti·cal adjective
  • hyper·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb
  • hyper·ge·neti·cal·ness noun
  • nonge·netic adjective
  • nonge·neti·cal adjective
  • nonge·neti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of genetic1

First recorded in 1825–35; gene(sis) + -tic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of genetic1

C19: from genesis
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Example Sentences

The genetic material can grow quickly, but are typically riddled with errors or defects.

But a 2011 study of genetic evidence from 30 ethnic groups in India disproved this theory.

Prevalence depends on context, and sometimes unique advantages outweigh the genetic costs.

Cryobanks, which screen for genetic disorders and STDs, cost big bucks; see here for some of the charges.

Mitochondrial intervention is the practice of replacing DNA that carries a genetic disease.

The most influential attempt at a genetic classification of the various historical forms of government was that of Aristotle.

On the contrary, taking the genetic view of childhood should give us certain advantages.

Hundreds of thousands of years of genetic weeding-out have produced things that would give even an electronic brain nightmares.

The intellectual nature of man is the same as that of angels who have no genetic connection with us.

He did not employ the comparative and genetic methods to which we owe the chief scientific achievements of the last half-century.

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