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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Examples of genetic in a Sentence
Adjective
hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
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Sommer Brugal, Axios, 17 July 2024
One out of every 200 people have a genetic heart condition of some kind that puts them in that high-risk category, says Michael Ackerman, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 17 July 2024
About 10% of cancers are caused by factors that were inherited or genetic.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
In the meantime, genetic samples have been sent to the New Zealand Cetacean Tissue Archive at the University of Auckland.
—Isaac Yee, CNN, 16 July 2024
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Adjective
The effort was successful, producing hundreds of offspring, but they couldn't be released onto Florida's reefs because of genetic differences between the populations.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 17 July 2024
One out of every 200 people have a genetic heart condition of some kind that puts them in that high-risk category, says Michael Ackerman, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 17 July 2024
About 10% of cancers are caused by factors that were inherited or genetic.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
In the meantime, genetic samples have been sent to the New Zealand Cetacean Tissue Archive at the University of Auckland.
—Isaac Yee, CNN, 16 July 2024
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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