genetically
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genetic or genetical (dʒɪˈnɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something | |
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| genetical or genetical | |
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| ge'netically or genetical | |
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| genetic or genetical (dʒɪˈnɛtɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something | |
| [C19: from | |
| genetical or genetical | |
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| ge'netically or genetical | |
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Word Origin & History
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
of Eng. biologist William Bateson (1861-1926).
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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
The central fallacy of the racist view of eugenics was embodied in the claim that purity is genetically invigorating.
Scientists genetically engineered mice to dampen part of the insulin-signaling pathway in the brain.
Genetically tailored approach could slow disease progress.
Genetically, this lineage is culture and language which had been formed.
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