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genetic
adjective ge·net·ic \jə-ˈne-tik\
: of, relating to, or involving genes
Full Definition of GENETIC
1
: relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
2
a : of, relating to, or involving genetics b : of, relating to, caused by, or controlled by genes <a genetic disease> <genetic variation>
— ge·net·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Variants of GENETIC
ge·net·ic also ge·net·i·cal \-ti-kəl\
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Origin of GENETIC
genesis
First Known Use: 1831
Related to GENETIC
- Synonyms
- hereditary (also genetical), heritable, inborn, inheritable, inherited
- Antonyms
- nonhereditary
Other Genetics Terms
Rhymes with GENETIC
aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, frenetic, gametic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic
GENETIC Defined for Kids
genetic
adjective ge·net·ic \jə-ˈne-tik\
Definition of GENETIC for Kids
: of or relating to genes or genetics <genetic research>
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genetic
adjective ge·net·ic \jə-ˈnet-ik\
Medical Definition of GENETIC
1
: of, relating to, or involving genetics
2
: of, relating to, caused by, or controlled by genes <a genetic disease> <genetic material>—compare acquired 1
—ge·net·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Variants of GENETIC
ge·net·ic also ge·net·i·cal \-i-kəl\
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