of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something
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ge•net•ic /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/USA pronunciation adj.
ge•net•i•cist /dʒəˈnɛtəsɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]See -gen-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Geneticsof or relating to genes:genetic differences between species.
ge•net•i•cist /dʒəˈnɛtəsɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable]See -gen-.
ge•net•ic
( jə net′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv.
-genetic,
- Genetics[Biol.]pertaining or according to genetics.
- Geneticsof, pertaining to, or produced by genes;
genic. - Geneticsof, pertaining to, or influenced by geneses or origins.
- gene(sis) + -tic 1825–35
-genetic,
- a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -genesis: parthenogenetic.
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