genetic
pronunciation
How to pronounce genetic in British English:
UK [dʒəˈnetɪk]
How to pronounce genetic in American English:
US [dʒəˈnetɪk]
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- Adjective:
- tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity
- of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
- of or relating to the science of genetics
Word Origin
- genetic
- genetic: see general
- genetic (adj.)
- 1831, "pertaining to origins," coined by Carlyle as if from Greek genetikos from genesis "origin" (see genesis). Darwin used it biologically as "resulting from common origin" (1859); modern sense of "pertaining to genetics or genes" is from 1908 (see gene). Related: Genetically. Genetical is attested from 1650s as "pertaining to origins."
Example
- 1. That genetic variability seems to translate into behavioral variability .
- 2. The data included genetic data on 53500 people .
- 3. Be realistic and realise that you cannot change your basic body type - this is genetic .
- 4. This phenomenom is apparently genetic , because edward can 't hear her father charlie 's thoughts either .
- 5. Personal genetic testing is advancing rapidly .