genetic
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adjective \jə-ˈne-tik\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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ge·net·ic also ge·net·i·cal \-ti-kəl\
Examples of GENETIC
- <hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders>
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
ge·net·ic
adjective \jə-ˈnet-ik\ (Medical Dictionary)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\ (audio pronunciation) adverb
Variants of GENETIC
ge·net·ic also ge·net·i·cal \-i-kəl\ (audio pronunciation)
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