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
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Adjective
hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
For five days, Nelsie Yang worried over the fate of her father’s younger brother, a beloved uncle removed from his home by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the presence of his wailing children, one of whom has a genetic condition similar to Down syndrome.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Kim Vasser, the Fort Lauderdale mother of an 8-year-old daughter with autism and a rare genetic syndrome, says her daughter has a team of specialists at Memorial Healthcare System.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Every once in a blue moon, a human being arrives on Earth as a freak accident of genetic alchemy, gifted with bone structure, height, and the uncanny positioning of features that registers to other humans as beauty.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Doctors didn’t expect Mia to reach her first birthday because of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD), a rare, genetic disorder often fatal during infancy.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
For five days, Nelsie Yang worried over the fate of her father’s younger brother, a beloved uncle removed from his home by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the presence of his wailing children, one of whom has a genetic condition similar to Down syndrome.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Kim Vasser, the Fort Lauderdale mother of an 8-year-old daughter with autism and a rare genetic syndrome, says her daughter has a team of specialists at Memorial Healthcare System.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Every once in a blue moon, a human being arrives on Earth as a freak accident of genetic alchemy, gifted with bone structure, height, and the uncanny positioning of features that registers to other humans as beauty.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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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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