ge·net·ic

[juh-net-ik]
adjective
1.
Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
2.
of, pertaining to, or produced by genes; genic.
3.
of, pertaining to, or influenced by geneses or origins.
Also, ge·net·i·cal.


Origin:
1825–35; gene(sis) + -tic

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
non·ge·net·ic, adjective
non·ge·net·i·cal, adjective
non·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
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genetic or genetical (dʒɪˈnɛtɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
of Eng. biologist William Bateson (1861-1926).
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genetic ge·net·ic (jə-nět'ĭk) or ge·net·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to genetics or genes.

  2. Affecting or affected by genes, as a disorder or deficiency.

  3. Of, relating to, or influenced by the origin or development of something; ontogenic.

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