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gen⋅ic

  [jen-ik]
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–adjective Biology.
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
Origin:
1920–25; gene + -ic

-genic

 
a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic).
Compare -genous.

Origin:
see -gen, -ic
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gen·ic   (jē'nĭk, jěn'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, produced by, or being genes or a gene.
gen'i·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gen·ic
Pronunciation: 'jEn-ik, 'jen-
Function: adjective
: GENETIC2 —gen·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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genic gen·ic (jē'nĭk, jěn'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, produced by, or being genes or a gene.

-genic suff.

  1. Producing; generating: carcinogenic.

  2. Produced or generated by: cryptogenic.

  3. Suitable for production or reproduction by a specified medium: photogenic.

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