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
Examples of genetic in a Sentence
Adjective
hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
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Adjective
While scientists have suspected these connections, before now the only evidence for them was archaeological, rather than genetic.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
It is set to be acquired by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology firm focused on using genetic data to develop new drugs.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Shorter telomeres are associated with genetic instability.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
And for people with a higher genetic predisposition to the condition, the researchers found that scoring four to five points on the HLS cut the risk by 37% compared to people who scored zero.
—New Atlas, 1 July 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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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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