genetic

¹

Also ge·net·i·cal

[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

Other Word Forms

• genetically adverb
• hypergenetic adjective
• hypergenetical adjective
• hypergenetically adverb
• hypergeneticalness noun
• nongenetic adjective
• nongenetical adjective
• nongenetically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of genetic¹

First recorded in 1825–35; gene(sis) + -tic

Word History and Origins

Origin of genetic¹

C19: from _genesis

Example Sentences

Studies show that preexisting genetic and environmental factors set the stage for developing an addiction.

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All of these genetic components were combined into a single DNA construct, which allowed the team to efficiently convert donor NK cells into immune-evasive CAR-NK cells.

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In mice that received either NK cells with no genetic modifications or NK cells with only the CAR gene, the host immune cells attacked the donor NK cells.

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“The genetic spectrum of apples is so wide that we haven’t even tasted the best apple yet,” said Turley, a lawyer based in Portland, Maine, who leaves his practice for weeks each fall to forage for apples.

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Combining historical research and genetic testing, Little-Siebold has determined that one tree on the private property may be a surviving Walbridge, a cultivar widely celebrated in the early 20th century but lost for decades—the holy grail of lost American apples.

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Related Words

• ancestral 
• hereditary 
• historical