genetic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒɪˈnɛtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒəˈnɛtɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jə net′ik)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
genetic adj (relating to genes)genético/a adj
 They are developing a genetic therapy for the condition.
 Están desarrollando una terapia genética para su enfermedad.
genetic adj (hereditary)hereditario/a adj
 His mental condition is partly genetic.
 El trastorno mental que sufre es en parte hereditario.
genetics n (heredity)genética nf
  (biológica)herencia nf
Note: Takes a plural noun.
 Genetics play a large role in the development of some diseases.
genetics n (science of genes)genética nf
Note: Takes a singular noun.
 The discoveries made in genetics every day could fill a newspaper.
 Los descubrimientos que se hacen en genética cada día podrían llenar las páginas de un periódico.
genetics npl (genetic makeup)genética nf
 Scientists are now studying the genetics of the crop pest.
 Los científicos están estudiando ahora la genética de las plagas de los cultivos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
genetic code (genetics)código genético nm + adj
genetic disease n (illness cased by a gene abnormality)enfermedad genética nf + adj
genetic disorder n (disease caused by abnormal DNA)enfermedad genética nf
 Mary receives special education because of her genetic disorder.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El síndrome de Down es una enfermedad genética.
genetic drift (genetics)deriva genética, deriva alélica loc nom f
genetic engineering n (manipulation of genes)ingeniería genética loc nom f
 Genetic engineering has made these crops more resistant to disease.
genetic fingerprinting,
DNA fingerprinting n		 (DNA profiling)huella genética nf + adj
  perfil de ADN nm + loc adj
genetic map,
linkage map n		 (arrangement of genes)mapa genético nm + adj
genetic marker n (ancestry indicator)marcador genético nm + adj
genetic marker,
marker,
marker gene n		 (chromosomal landmark)marcador genético nm + adj
genetic marker test n (test using DNA for identification)prueba de marcador genético loc nom f
 Se hizo la prueba de marcador genético para saber si heredaría la enfermedad.
genetic screening n (for congenital defects)cribado genético nm + adj
genetic screening n (workplace environment illness test)análisis genético nm + adj
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'genetic' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bioengineering - clone - cloning - DNA testing - dominant characteristic - epigenetic - eugenic - eugenicist - evolution - founder-flush - gene therapy - genotype - hereditary - histocompatibility - human genome - little person - mutation - nucleic acid - pass down - recombinant - replicate - run in the family - transduction - transfer RNA
Spanish:
genético - parental - acervo genético - base genética - biogenética - carga genética - deriva genética - ingeniería genética - predisposición familiar - trastorno genético hereditario

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