genetic

1 of 2

adjective

ge·​net·​ic jə-ˈne-tik How to pronounce genetic (audio)
variants or less commonly genetical
1
: relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
2
a
: of, relating to, or involving genetics
b
: of, relating to, caused by, or controlled by genes
a genetic disease
genetic variation
genetically adverb

-genetic

2 of 2

adjective combining form

1
: -genic sense 1
organogenetic
2
: -genic sense 2
psychogenetic

Examples of genetic in a Sentence

Adjective hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Unlike testing surveillance, which relies on patients visiting doctors who report positive results, wastewater surveillance passively picks up genetic material of viruses from people's waste to create a picture of how prevalent the disease is throughout the country. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024 The monitoring could expose a worker’s undisclosed disability, a pregnancy, or a genetic condition, and violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and state disability discrimination laws, explains Ballman. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 But others are making the emotionally difficult decision to destroy or donate their genetic material to science to cut costs. Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 The boy was born with CHARGE syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects several parts of a child's body, including the eyes, nerves, heart, nasal passages, genitals and ears, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 The wild population has about the genetic equivalence of each wolf being brother and sister. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024 Pollard’s father also suffered from the same genetic condition and ended up passing away at 54 years old. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024 Some cells need to acquire thousands of genetic alterations to eventually become cancerous, where others just need need a small number. Victoria Forster, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Some of her latest are the genetic medicines startup Orbital Therapeutics and Neumora Therapeutics, which is part of a small group of startups hoping to make strides in treating psychiatric diseases. Allison Deangelis, STAT, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

genesis

First Known Use

Adjective

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of genetic was in 1750

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Cite this Entry

“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

genetic

adjective
ge·​net·​ic jə-ˈnet-ik How to pronounce genetic (audio)
variants also genetical
: of, relating to, or involving genes or genetics
genetic research
also : caused or controlled by genes
a genetic disease
genetically adverb

Medical Definition

genetic

adjective
ge·​net·​ic jə-ˈnet-ik How to pronounce genetic (audio)
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
genetically adverb

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