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ge·net·ic

 (jə-nĕt′ĭk) also ge·net·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to genetics or genes.
b. Affecting or determined by genes: genetic diseases.
2. Of, relating to, or influenced by the origin or development of something.
3. Linguistics Of or relating to the relationship between or among languages that are descendants of the same language.

[From Greek genetikos, genitive, from genesis, origin; see genesis.]

ge·net′i·cal·ly adv.
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genetic

(dʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or

genetical

adj
(Genetics) of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something
[C19: from genesis]
geˈnetically adv
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ge•net•ic

(dʒəˈnɛt ɪk)

also ge•net′i•cal,



adj.
1. pertaining or according to genetics.
2. of, pertaining to, or produced by genes; genic.
3. of, pertaining to, or influenced by geneses or origins.
[1825–35; gene (sis) + -tic]
ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv.

-genetic

a combining form of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -genesis: parthenogenetic.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.genetic - occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
heritable, inheritable - capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title"
2.genetic - of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic combinations"; "genetic code"
3.genetic - pertaining to or referring to origin; "genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work"
4.genetic - of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research"
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Translations
وِراثيوِرَاثِيّ
genetický
genetisk
geneettinen
genetski
genetikai
gen-; erfîafræîilegur
遺伝子の
유전의
genetický
genetisk
เกี่ยวกับพันธุศาสตร์
genetiğe aitgenetik
di truyền

genetic

[dʒɪˈnetɪk]
A. ADJgenético
B. CPD genetic code Ncódigo m genético
genetic engineering Ningeniería f genética
genetic fingerprint Nhuella f genética
genetic fingerprinting Nidentificación f genética
genetic manipulation Nmanipulación f genética
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

genetic

[dʒɪˈnɛtɪk] adj [information, research, factor] → génétique genetic code, genetic material, genetic modificationgenetic algorithm nalgorithme m génétique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

genetic

adjgenetisch; does crime have a genetic cause?ist Kriminalität erblich bedingt?; genetic informationErbinformation f; genetic modificationgentechnische Veränderungen pl

genetic

:
genetic code
genetic counselling, (US) genetic counseling
genetic engineer
nGentechniker(in) m(f)
genetic engineering
nGentechnologie f; (= manipulation)Genmanipulation f
genetic fingerprint
genetic fingerprinting
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

genetic

[dʒɪˈnɛtɪk] adjgenetico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gene

(dʒiːn) noun
any of the basic elements of heredity, passed from parents to their offspring. If the children are red-haired, one of their parents must have a gene for red hair.
genetic (dʒəˈnetik) adjective
of genes or genetics. a genetic abnormality.
genetic engineering noun
the science of changing the genetic features of animals and plants.
genetics (dʒəˈnetiks) noun singular
the science of heredity.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

genetic

وِرَاثِيّ genetický genetisk genetisch γενετικός genético geneettinen génétique genetski genetico 遺伝子の 유전의 genetisch genetisk genetyczny genético генетический genetisk เกี่ยวกับพันธุศาสตร์ genetik di truyền 遗传的
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ge·net·ic

a. genético-a, rel. a la génesis y a la genética;
___ amplificationamplificación ___;
___ associationasociación ___;
___ codepatrón ___;
___ counselingasesoramiento ___;
___ defectsdefectos ___-as;
___ determinantdeterminante ___;
___ disorderstrastornos ___ s;
___ engineeringconstrucción ___;
___ epidemiologyepidemiología ___;
___ fitnessacondicionamiento ___;
___ loadcarga ___;
___ mappingcartografía ___;
___ splicingdivisión ___;
___ druggenética;
___ markermarcador ___;
___ substratesubstrato___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

genetic

adj genético
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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