ge·net·ic
jə-ˈne-tik 
variants
or less commonly genetical
1
: relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
1
: -genic sense 1
organogenetic
2
: -genic sense 2
psychogenetic
Synonyms
Examples of genetic in a Sentence
Adjective
hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
Recent Examples on the Web
Joe Hernandez, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
The intern who assisted last summer's student cohort, Ethan Schwartz, may be the youngest person to help resolve an investigative genetic genealogy case, according to the release.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
The Arboretum's horticulturalists hope to preserve Stumpy's genetic material by collecting clippings from the little tree to be planted and grown on the Arboretum's grounds in a process called propagation.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
But genetic factors could help explain why some people are diagnosed with early-onset cancers despite leading healthy lifestyles, Sedrak said.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 18 Apr. 2024
The results add to finds from excavations in 2008 and 2014 that included a length of braided human hair that was dated to around 5,000 years ago, and showed a genetic link to Aboriginal people living in the Pilbara in the present.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Erskine’s fourth child, Jimmy, was born with the genetic disorder in 1960 — a time when society neither understood the disorder nor fully accepted the children afflicted by it.
—Russ Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Underneath the behaviors around food is often an intricate web of trauma, anxiety, and even genetic predisposition, all set against the backdrop of a culture that prizes thinness.
—Cole Kazdin, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Many factors may contribute to the development of Parkinson’s, both environmental and genetic.
—Matthew Farrer, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2024
Adjective
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Jeanne Marrazzo said Wednesday in a call with reporters that tests conducted on retail milk showed that there was genetic material from the virus.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
The intern who assisted last summer's student cohort, Ethan Schwartz, may be the youngest person to help resolve an investigative genetic genealogy case, according to the release.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
The Arboretum's horticulturalists hope to preserve Stumpy's genetic material by collecting clippings from the little tree to be planted and grown on the Arboretum's grounds in a process called propagation.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
But genetic factors could help explain why some people are diagnosed with early-onset cancers despite leading healthy lifestyles, Sedrak said.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 18 Apr. 2024
The results add to finds from excavations in 2008 and 2014 that included a length of braided human hair that was dated to around 5,000 years ago, and showed a genetic link to Aboriginal people living in the Pilbara in the present.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Erskine’s fourth child, Jimmy, was born with the genetic disorder in 1960 — a time when society neither understood the disorder nor fully accepted the children afflicted by it.
—Russ Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Underneath the behaviors around food is often an intricate web of trauma, anxiety, and even genetic predisposition, all set against the backdrop of a culture that prizes thinness.
—Cole Kazdin, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
Many factors may contribute to the development of Parkinson’s, both environmental and genetic.
—Matthew Farrer, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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genetic
adjective
ge·net·ic
jə-ˈnet-ik
variants
also genetical
: of, relating to, or involving genes or genetics
genetic research
also
: caused or controlled by genes
a genetic disease
Medical Definition
genetic
adjective
ge·net·ic
jə-ˈnet-ik
variants
also genetical
1
: of, relating to, or involving genetics
2
: of, relating to, caused by, or controlled by genes
a genetic disease
genetic material
compare acquired sense 1
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