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genetic
1[juh-net-ik]
-genetic
2a suffix of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -genesis:
parthenogenetic.
genetic
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
adjective
of or relating to genetics, genes, or the origin of something
Other Word Forms
- genetically adverb
- hypergenetic adjective
- hypergenetical adjective
- hypergenetically adverb
- hypergeneticalness noun
- nongenetic adjective
- nongenetical adjective
- nongenetically adverb
- ˈԱپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of genetic1
Example Sentences
A nonprofit controlled by Anne Wojcicki, former chief executive of 23andMe, has won the bidding process to buy the bankrupt genetic testing company.
The company’s bankruptcy has raised questions over privacy standards for genetic data, which experts say is uniquely sensitive, immutable and irreplaceable if stolen.
Nimbus has recombined genetic material from other strains three times.
This was not yet a presidential system, but it carried its genetic imprint - a powerful executive, marginalised judiciary and weakened checks and balances.
Lawyers say they expect more people to come forward driven by the increase in cheap genetic testing.
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