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genetic Definition

ge·netic (jə netik)

adjective

  1. of the genesis, or origin, of something
  2. of or having to do with genetics
  3. genic

Etymology: < genesis

genetic Related Forms

ge·neti·cally adverb

genetic Synonyms

genetic

modif.

hereditary, transmitted, generative, sporogenous, xenogenetic, matriclinous, patrimonial, oögenetic, phytogenetic, digenetic, biogenetic, abiogenetic, dysmerogenetic; see also ancestral.

genetic Usage Examples

Used with adjective complement

  • include: The event, held at Cardiff University, attracted a large number of participants including genetic counseling students, social scientists and clinicians.
  • provide: There is also the opportunity of providing better genetic counseling for families with the syndrome.

Modifies a noun

  • modification: Genetic modification can also overcome species barriers, allowing genes to be used in new ways.
  • engineering: You can't do genetic engineering in your back garden.
  • testing: Genetic testing in the workplace is illegal in Norway.
  • predisposition: The focus of our lab is on genetic predisposition to cancer.
  • algorithm: A parallel genetic algorithm for the set partitioning problem.
  • mutation: In fact, Cal has inherited a rare genetic mutation.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: If the families could request that their GP specifies if they would like to receive purely genetic advice or help with prosthetics.
  • mostly: Almost one in ten incorrectly assume that premature birth is mostly genetic and runs in the family.
  • probably: It's an incurable immune system illness, probably genetic in origin and mainly suffered by females.
  • forward: A forward genetic screen using Drosophila melanogaster that provides insight into these characteristics is described here.
  • once: Once genetic material is lost, it is irretrievable.
  • essentially: As the tube grows, the contents of the pollen grain - essentially genetic material - passes down the tube.

Preposition: in

origin: It's an incurable immune system illness, probably genetic in origin and mainly suffered by females.