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- [juh-net-ik]
- /dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/
- /dʒəˈnet.ɪk/
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- [juh-net-ik]
- /dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/
Definitions of genetic word
- adjective genetic Biology. pertaining or according to genetics. 1
- adjective genetic of, relating to, or produced by genes; genic. 1
- adjective genetic of, relating to, or influenced by geneses or origins. 1
- noun genetic Of or relating to genes or heredity. 1
- adjective genetic relating to genes 1
- adjective genetic hereditary 1
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Origin of genetic
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; gene(sis) + -tic
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Parts of speech for Genetic
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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genetic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for genetic
adj genetic
- ancestral — You use ancestral to refer to a person's family in former times, especially when the family is important and has property or land which they have had for a long time.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- abiogenesis — the hypothetical process by which living organisms first arose on earth from nonliving matter
adjective genetic
- inherited — to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business.
- heritable — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- inherent — existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
- genomic — a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism.
- chromosomal — Chromosomal means relating to or connected with chromosomes.
Antonyms for genetic
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