of or relating to a gene or genes
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gen•ic
( jen′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Biol.]
-genic,
- Geneticsof, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- gene + -ic 1920–25
-genic,
- a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: "producing or causing'' (hallucinogenic);
"produced or caused by'' (cosmogenic);
"pertaining to a gene or genes'' (polygenic);
"pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium'' (telegenic). Cf. -genous.
- see -gen, -ic
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indicating genesis, development, or generation: biogenesis, parthenogenesis
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relating to production or generation: carcinogenic well suited to or suitable for: photogenic
'genic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-genesis
- -genic
- -geny
- acidogenic
- acnegenic
- aerogenic
- allogenic
- amphogenic
- anthropogenic
- atherogenic
- audiogenic
- authigenic
- autogenic training
- biogenic
- cardiogenic
- cariogenic
- chlorogenic acid
- chromogenic
- criminogenic
- crinogenic
- cryogenic
- cryptogenic
- dyschronogenic
- dysgenic
- echogenic
- erotogenic
- estrogenic
- euphorigenic
- fibrinogenic
- genetic
- geniculate
- goitrogenic
- hallucinogenic
- hysterogenic
- iatrogenic
- immunogenic
- lactogenic
- lysogenic
- lysogeny
- mediagenic
- mutagenic
- myelogenic
- myogenic
- mythogenic
- neurogenic
- nucleus
- orthogenic
- osteogenic
- pathogenic
- photogenic