genetic
Origin of genetic
1- Also ge·net·i·cal .
Other words from genetic
- 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
Words Nearby genetic
Other definitions for -genetic (2 of 2)
a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -genesis: parthenogenetic.
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How to use genetic in a sentence
Some people can test positive for the virus’s genetic material for months after they get well, and shed no infectious virus.
A Hong Kong man got the new coronavirus twice | Erin Garcia de Jesus | August 26, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThat cut allows the virus to fuse with the cell membrane and dump its genetic material into the cell.
New treatments aim to treat COVID-19 early, before it gets serious | Tina Hesman Saey | August 24, 2020 | Science NewsEven though people probably detest mosquitoes more than moth larvae that can damage broccoli, the fact that the Florida Keys project involves genetic modification still stirs passion.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been OK’d for a first U.S. test flight | Susan Milius | August 22, 2020 | Science NewsGene therapy trials are underway for several different genetic diseases, including sickle cell anemia, at least two different forms of inherited blindness, and Alzheimer’s, among others.
A Year After Gene Therapy, Boys With Muscular Dystrophy Are Healthier and Stronger | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | July 30, 2020 | Singularity HubNow, a child who shows up at a hospital with severe mycobacterial infection is tested for these genetic defects and receives injections of interferon gamma.
Our Genes May Explain Severity of COVID-19 and Other Infections | Monique Brouillette | July 27, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
The genetic material can grow quickly, but are typically riddled with errors or defects.
But a 2011 study of genetic evidence from 30 ethnic groups in India disproved this theory.
Prevalence depends on context, and sometimes unique advantages outweigh the genetic costs.
Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family | Helen Thompson | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCryobanks, which screen for genetic disorders and STDs, cost big bucks; see here for some of the charges.
Have Sperm, Will Travel: The ‘Natural Inseminators’ Helping Women Avoid the Sperm Bank | Elizabeth Picciuto | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMitochondrial intervention is the practice of replacing DNA that carries a genetic disease.
Want Blue Eyes With That Baby?: The Strange New World of Human Reproduction | Eleanor Clift | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most influential attempt at a genetic classification of the various historical forms of government was that of Aristotle.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtOn the contrary, taking the genetic view of childhood should give us certain advantages.
The Science of Human Nature | William Henry PyleHundreds of thousands of years of genetic weeding-out have produced things that would give even an electronic brain nightmares.
Deathworld | Harry HarrisonThe intellectual nature of man is the same as that of angels who have no genetic connection with us.
The Other Side of Evolution | Alexander PattersonHe did not employ the comparative and genetic methods to which we owe the chief scientific achievements of the last half-century.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst Haeckel
British Dictionary definitions for genetic
genetical
/ (dʒɪˈnɛtɪk) /
of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something
Origin of genetic
1Derived forms of genetic
- genetically, adverb
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