genetic
adjective
pertaining or according to genetics.
genetic
1 American
[juh-net-ik]
/ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk /
Also
genetical
-genetic
2
American
genetic
British
/ dʒɪˈnɛtɪk /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of genetic
Explanation
Anything genetic has to do with your genes and DNA. You inherited your mom's eye color because it's genetic. Genetic traits run in families: biological families, anyway. Anything genetic is related to your DNA, the material you inherited from your biological parents. Hair color, eye color, and other physical traits are genetic, and so are some diseases. Scientists do genetic research to see how knowing what’s in your genes could help keep you well. If you're healthy, one reason is good genetics.
Vocabulary lists containing genetic
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Example Sentences
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This year, Spasojevic and colleagues Ellie Armstrong and Kieran Samuk are also planning to use genetic technology to try to understand the origin of the Inland Empire’s wild donkey herd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"She plays a bit. She enjoys it. Maybe it's a bit of a genetic somewhere there," Medvedev added.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Ciara and her partner Lewis had to become experts in the rare genetic disorder, which causes skin to tear or blister at the slightest touch.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
They were also unable to rule out mild cognitive impairment at the time of the first MRI scan, changes in diet over time, or the influence of genetic risk factors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
That genes could also be reproduced, recombined between chromosomes, and repaired by specific proteins, explained how cells and organisms manage to conserve, copy, and reshuffle genetic information across generations.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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