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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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Similar genetic variants are very rare in people outside of this community.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
These calamities drastically reduce the genetic diversity in a group.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
The researchers have concluded that cow udders are a site where viruses could swap genetic material—a process known as reassortment—and generate new flu viruses that could potentially spread more easily or cause worse illness.
—Chris Simms, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The geckos didn’t look like other species that had been identified, researchers said, and genetic analysis confirmed the experts’ suspicions that the geckos belonged to a new species.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Similar genetic variants are very rare in people outside of this community.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
These calamities drastically reduce the genetic diversity in a group.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
The researchers have concluded that cow udders are a site where viruses could swap genetic material—a process known as reassortment—and generate new flu viruses that could potentially spread more easily or cause worse illness.
—Chris Simms, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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