biogenetic

adjective

bio·​ge·​net·​ic ¦bī-(ˌ)ō-jə-¦ne-tik 

variants or less commonly biogenetical

¦bī-(ˌ)ō-jə-¦ne-ti-kəl

1

: of, relating to, or produced by biogenesis

2

: biogenous

3

: of or relating to biogenetics

biogenetic research

a biogenetic scientist

I am referring to the biogenetic revolution and its brainchild the genome project, which have brought about extraordinary biotechnological "advances" in human reproductive and therapeutic medicine.

—Verena Stolcke, Current Anthropology, February 2001

biogenetically

¦bī-(ˌ)ō-jə-¦ne-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

French biogénétique, from bi- bi- entry 2 + génétique genetic, genetical

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