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Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.

of, pertaining to, or produced by genes; genic.

of, pertaining to, or influenced by geneses or origins.

Also, ge·net·i·cal.

Origin:
1825–35; gene(sis) + -tic

Related forms

ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

hy·per·ge·net·ic, adjective

hy·per·ge·net·i·cal, adjective

hy·per·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

hy·per·ge·net·i·cal·ness, noun

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non·ge·net·ic, adjective

non·ge·net·i·cal, adjective

non·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Mosaicism is a condition in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup.

Genetic research finally makes its way into the thinking of sociologists.

It turns out that these large behavioural differences between the two species are caused by small genetic ones.

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Mosaicism is a condition in which cells within the same person have a different genetic makeup.

Genetic research finally makes its way into the thinking of sociologists.

It turns out that these large behavioural differences between the two species are caused by small genetic ones.

Determining the rate of genetic change allowed the scientists to determine how long ago the right whale split into three species.

Law would bar insurers and employers from discriminating based on genetic testing.

Your study was the first to characterize patterns of genetic diversity and natural selection in the elephant.

Spur apples are natural or genetic semidwarfs about two thirds the size of standard apple trees.

Californians' genetic testing options are shrinking.

Scientists have deciphered a second genetic code that has eluded molecular biologists for two decades.

More than this, they found that there is a genetic movement in the direction of increased weight and shorter height.

Tying that knowledge to the exact genetic sequence will be a big step forward.

Breed your own bacteria colony to experiment with genetic engineering.

New genetic findings suggest that early humans living about one million years ago were extremely close to extinction.

With the genetic hardiness of buffaloes and the tastiness of beef, the beefalo provides the best of both animals.

Move potted genetic dwarf peaches and nectarines to a covered location in rainy weather.

In the civilian world, it's illegal to deny health coverage or disability benefits on the basis of genetic information.

Legal genetic databases are being built up in many places.

Megan actually has a rare genetic disorder that renders her insensitive to pain.

Meeting debates ethics of revealing genetic findings.

As their population explodes, so does their genetic diversity.

It's also simply a tour de force of genetic engineering.

Consumer genomics is the idea of scanning one's genome for interesting little bits of genetic code.

The genetic makeup of the human race is much more varied than previously believed, new research shows.

Genetic clues as to what might have made it so deadly, however, had remained interred with the tens of millions of victims.

If there is a genetic component to auditory processing, identicals should score more similarly than fraternal twins do.

Scientists are debating how genetic engineering and other technologies will reshape what it means to be human.

The fact is, no one knows for sure how many of the genetic tests being pushed for various conditions are actually useful.

Evolution is not always a gradual process but often a series of genetic fits and starts, a new report suggests.

Social scientists reveal genetic patterns in social networks.

Figure from research paper about genetic lineage of tetropods.

The researchers could then branch out and find more subtle genetic characteristics of the disease.

Last year a federal task-force urged reform for patents related to genetic tests.

We should also be able to trace the relationship between genetic and linguistic diversity.

Researchers have put a new face on what may be an old genetic weapon to help plants fight off a pesky infection.

Broche has osteogenisis imperfecta, a genetic disorder causing extremely fragile bones.

There's been a prolonged rumpus over the question of genetic patents.

The genetic condition in this particular case is rare: only four other examples are known.

Answers to such questions allow scientists to trace genetic evolution and better understand how genes function.

It doesn't even fall into one of the genus's three broad genetic groups, forming instead a new branch on the family tree.

Officials at a railroad company have settled a lawsuit by agreeing to stop the secret genetic testing of their employees.

Second, they show that bodily abuse can stretch all the way down to the genetic level.

The effects of these genetic markers might not be obvious in babies learning their native tongues.

Recent genetic and archaeological evidence suggests that the southern route was a viable alternative to the more northerly course.

Two studies released today report the first ever uses of whole genome sequencing to pin down the genetic basis of severe disease.

Price wanted to describe mathematically how a genetic predisposition to altruism could evolve.

There's not enough genetic disparity to ward off the perils of inbreeding.

In each case, the genetic variant increases disease risk indirectly by altering exposure to an environmental risk factor.

And our only hope is to try and accelerate human evolution with the aid of genetic engineering.

Genetic makeup isn't the only thing that produces an elite athlete.

Genetic tests can show which patients are suited to which drugs, but obstacles remain for personalized medicine.

Despite this strong genetic evidence, ceding longevity entirely to biology would be premature.

Everything you wanted to know about stem cells, cloning and genetic engineering but were afraid to.

Although insurers do not require genetic tests at present, it has been.

They tested this by looking for the as-yet unknown genetic mutation involved in what is called the leopard complex.

Genetic testing should provide the answers, but it won't be soon.

It's part of an ad campaign by a group of mothers who oppose genetic engineering.

Two families are brought together by an extremely rare genetic disorder.

Populations with genetic diversity have multiple defenses against environmental stress.

Our genetic code has followed us without our awareness of it until relatively recently.

Genealogical research and further genetic testing were.

However, the genetic component is real as acknowledged.

Detective work investigating a rare genetic disorder may shed light on the origins of other ailments.

The genetic code appears the best possible to act as a buffer for random genetic changes.

There is not even any genetic evidence they are not correct and accurate.

Tissue growth in plants is a complicated process involving many genetic factors.

Researchers believe they have figured out why a genetic blood disorder found in the tropics protects against death from malaria.

The students were later given their results as part of a discussion about trends in genetic research.

There was no genetic testing doneThere lies my argument.

With an individual's genetic data on hand, doctors could create personalized.

Even as scans get faster and cheaper, many diseases still have unknown or sketchy genetic correlates.

By fiddling with the genetic toggles of birds, scientists might be able to reverse-engineer a dinosaurian creature.

Researchers have discovered an underworld of genetic exchange among bacteria, one more vast than previously imagined.

The new idea is synthetic biology, an effort to rewire the genetic circuitry of living organisms.

There are also numerous linked courses often taught for science majors on, for example, the ethics of genetic engineering.

One is to show that a lot of variety can be caused by only a little genetic variation.

The findings, along with other recent studies, begin to provide a kind of genetic narrative of recent human evolution.

Researchers hope the effort will speed up the discovery of many diseases's genetic roots.

Their offspring will carry a silk-producing gene from a golden orb weaver spider in their genetic libraries.

Growing the carrot means investing heavily in moving results from basic genetic research into clinical.

It is also from the new possibilities which genetic engineering will provide.

Wheat is physiologically different from maize in two main ways, making big genetic improvements harder to achieve.

Many animals recognize and make sacrifices for relatives, which presumably helps perpetuate one's genetic line.

Scientists say they have pinpointed a genetic link that makes people more likely to become hooked on tobacco.

The genetic evidence merely raises a perplexing question about where the anomalous haplotype came from.

There is strong underlying genetic control over an animal's coat coloring or.

Internet marketers claim that a genetic test can give you a personalized diet.

Faced with a consumer backlash, biotech is working on genetically engineered food without the genetic engineering.

Berkeley, aiming to encourage good health habits in its freshmen, is asking them to supply genetic samples.

Also, few human genetic subgroups maintain light colored hair into adulthood.

The evolution of rust to overcome this genetic barrier enabled the disease to spread.

Genetic data show turtles and lizards had a close common ancestor.

Advances in genetic testing can lead to a better chance for a healthy child.

Controlling a child's genetic makeup, even to preserve what some would consider a disease, is the latest tactic of some parents.

Soon genetic engineering will ensure that children are born with perfect features.

Studies of twins suggest a genetic component larger than those known to be involved in high cholesterol and osteoporosis.

Genetic drift describes random variations in a group's genetic makeup.

Chinese researchers add three chromosomal regions to a slow-growing list of genetic links.

And some food lovers argue that fast growth and genetic change have robbed turkey meat of its distinctive taste.

Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.

Genetic modification can help it interpret water conditions more accurately and avoid unnecessary stops and starts.

Have students research the current debate over genetic engineering and cloning, particularly related to dogs.

Scientists optimistic after discovering genetic link to loss of dopamine-producing neurons.

More clues are coming from lab mice that have a genetic mutation that allows them to partially regrow severed digits.

Research scientists are increasingly studying the genetic basis of race.

For some, there is a genetic explanation for why crucial parts of their brains seem disengaged while other people suffer.

Healthy aging may be possible with some genetic help.

Genetic engineering experiments and time travel are.

Humans and aliens could share a common genetic foundation.

Researchers get genetic material to copy itself in a recreation of a simple protocell that could have existed.

The non-food use of genetic modification is moving ahead on several fronts.

High-tech genetic tests miss a new strain of drug-resistant staph, which seems to be transferable between people and cows.

These will make another genetic infusion into the ranks of the mustangs.

But now scientists have discovered a genetic mutation that could be responsible for the eternal perkiness of short-sleepers.

Other traits might be the combination of a genetic composition from one parent that has a normal reproductive.

Genetic evidence suggests that juvenile traits helped separate chimps from us.

At that time the importance of women in genetic mixing was not well understood.

There are thousands of rare genetic diseases, ranging from the widely-known.

But the results of genetic redesign are not always so benign.

The study shows a clear genetic influence in women, which might be similar in men.

Her work raises awareness of plant genetic resources, which helps us accomplish our mission.

Genetic experimentations of fallen angels created animal forms called primates.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -genesis: parthenogenetic.

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World English Dictionary

genetic or genetical (dʒɪˈnɛtɪk)

—*adj*
	of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something

[C19: from genesis]

genetical or genetical

—*adj*

[C19: from genesis]

ge'netically or genetical

—*adv*

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genetic

"pertaining to origins," coined 1831 by Carlyle from Gk. genetikos "genitive," from genesis "origin" (see genus). Biological sense first recorded in Darwin, 1859. Genetics (patterned on ethics, etc.) is 1872 meaning "laws of origination," 1905 for "study of heredity," a coinage

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of Eng. biologist William Bateson (1861-1926).

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Medical Dictionary

genetic ge·net·ic (jə-nět'ĭk) or ge·net·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.

Of or relating to genetics or genes.
Affecting or affected by genes, as a disorder or deficiency.
Of, relating to, or influenced by the origin or development of something; ontogenic.

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"Like nuclear power, genetic engineering is not a neutral technology. It is by its very nature too powerful for our present state of social and scientific development, no matter whose hands are controlling it. Just as we would say, especially after Chernobyl, that a nuclear power plant is just as dangerous in a socialist nation as it is in a capitalist one, so I would say the same thing for genetic engineering. It is inherently Eugenic in that it always requires someone to decide what is a good and a bad gene."

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