genetic adj

1 tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: familial, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible]

2 of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic combinations"; "genetic code" [syn: genic]

3 of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research" [syn: genetical]

English

Pronunciation

• ge*net"ic
• /ʤəˈnetɪk/
• dZ@"netIk/

  Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

1. relating to genetics or genes
2. caused by genes

Synonyms

• hereditary

Derived terms

• genetic algorithm
• genetic code
• genetic disorder
• genetic drift
• genetic engineer
• genetic engineering
• genetic fingerprinting
• genetic material
• genetic modification

Related terms

• gene
• genetics
• genetically

Translations

• Czech: genetický
• Dutch: genetisch (1,2), erfelijk (2)
• Finnish: geneettinen
• French: génétique
• German: genetisch
• Italian: genetico
• Persian: تباری (tabaari)
• Polish: genetyczny , genetyczna , genetyczne
• Portuguese: genético
• Romanian: genetic
• Swedish: genetik (1), genetisk (2)
• Telugu: జన్యు (janyu), జన్యుపరమైన (janyuparamaina)

Romanian

Etymology

génétique

Pronunciation

Adjective

1. genetic

Declension

Related terms

Genetic may refer to:

• Genetics, in biology, the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms
• Genetic (linguistics), in linguistics, a relationship between two languages with a common ancestor language
• Genetic algorithm, in computer science, a kind of search technique modeled on evolutionary biology

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