variants
also genetical
as in hereditary
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
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Recent Examples of genetic
The research, led by CSUN’s Helene Rougier, found that late Neanderthals descended from a single genetic lineage following a sharp population decline linked to a major ice age.
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City News Service, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities exhumed the child’s remains and used genetic genealogy to track down possible relatives.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Only a small percentage of dominant males account for most successful matings, further limiting genetic diversity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
For small, isolated populations like those in the Jackson Hole area, that genetic bottleneck intensifies concerns about long-term viability.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities exhumed the child’s remains and used genetic genealogy to track down possible relatives.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Only a small percentage of dominant males account for most successful matings, further limiting genetic diversity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
For small, isolated populations like those in the Jackson Hole area, that genetic bottleneck intensifies concerns about long-term viability.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for genetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for genetic
Adjective
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The issue that gnawed at him decades later was that staying felt like more of a hereditary imperative than an intentional decision.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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Proceeds support Vision of Children’s mission to cure childhood hereditary blindness and improve quality of life for children and families.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Framing developer hesitation as a market failure, as is done in AB 2166, overlooks that such uncertainty is inherent to large-scale development and new technology.—
Eliza Terziev,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Corte talked about the challenges inherent in working with limited available space.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And yet researchers examining muscle tissue from children with Duchenne have detected healthy cells capable of making normal dystrophin, evidence of a somatic mutation autocorrecting the inherited one.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the House of Lords, ending a 700-year British political tradition of inherited seats.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dias, on behalf of Owens’ estate, is seeking compensation for the past and future mental pain and suffering of Owens’ minor children, expenses of medical care and funeral arrangements arising from Owens’ death, loss of Owens’ prospective earnings and loss of inheritable estate.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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Citizenship strategy has moved from a fringe consideration to standard practice among high-net-worth families, with parents and grandparents increasingly viewing passports as a form of inheritable wealth.—
Alex Ohnona,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genetic. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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