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genetic
1[ juh-net-ik ]
-genetic
2- a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -genesis:
parthenogenetic.
genetic
/ dʒɪˈnɛtɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something
Derived Forms
- geˈnetically, adverb
Other Words From
- ge·neti·cal·ly adverb
- hyper·ge·netic adjective
- hyper·ge·neti·cal adjective
- hyper·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb
- hyper·ge·neti·cal·ness noun
- nonge·netic adjective
- nonge·neti·cal adjective
- nonge·neti·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of genetic1
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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