genetic
1 Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- genetically adverb
- hypergenetic adjective
- hypergenetical adjective
- hypergenetically adverb
- hypergeneticalness noun
- nongenetic adjective
- nongenetical adjective
- nongenetically adverb
Etymology
Origin of genetic
Explanation
Anything genetic has to do with your genes and DNA. You inherited your mom's eye color because it's genetic. Genetic traits run in families: biological families, anyway. Anything genetic is related to your DNA, the material you inherited from your biological parents. Hair color, eye color, and other physical traits are genetic, and so are some diseases. Scientists do genetic research to see how knowing what’s in your genes could help keep you well. If you're healthy, one reason is good genetics.
Vocabulary lists containing genetic
Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "G"
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Life Science: Genetics and Evolution
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Example Sentences
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The company also said it would offer a new gene therapy for free in the U.S., a genetic hearing loss treatment called Otarmeni.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
They sought out genetic testing, which confirmed both children have the mutation that Regeneron’s drug targets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
It’s important to debunk this genetic stuff as we now live in a genomic age in which science has been used to justify all sorts of atrocity.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
The genetic findings also highlight a major shift in how these communities were organized.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Rather, genetic information in DNA was first converted into a soft copy—a draft form—and it was this copy, not the DNA original, that was translated into a protein.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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