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.
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Despite finding no human bones or teeth in the layer, they obtained enough genetic information to determine the ancestry of the people who had occupied the site.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Authorities have not released their identities, saying genetic analysis is needed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
An international research team led by the University of Vienna made the discovery by analyzing ancient DNA from rare human remains and traces of human genetic material preserved in cave sediments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
"Sedimentary DNA allows us to recover genetic information from periods where human remains are missing," says senior author Ron Pinhasi, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna, whose team led this study.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
The chain reaction of discoveries—linkage, crossing over, the linearity of genetic maps, the distance between genes—burst forth with such ferocity that it seemed, at times, that genetics was not born but zippered into existence.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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