genetic

See also: genètic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin”). Ultimately from γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: jə-nĕt'ĭk, IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈnetɪk], [d͡ʒɪˈnetɪk]
• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

genetic (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Relating to genetics or genes.
   • 2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:

     Plant breeding is always a numbers game. […] The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.

2. Caused by genes.
3. Of or relating to origin (genesis).
   • 1858, Year-Book Of Facts In Science And Art For 1858

     All evidence tends to this conclusion, that the sun is the prime genetic agent of earthquakes and of every other pluto-dynamic impulse which acts against the crust of the planet, and breaks or elevates any of its parts.

4. (linguistics) Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.

   Chinese has borrowed several words from English, but it does not have a genetic relationship to English.

5. (theology) Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

   Many Jews, Christians, and Muslims don’t get along despite their faiths’ genetic relationship.

Synonyms

• hereditary
• genealogical

Derived terms

Derived terms

• genetic algorithm
• genetic code
• genetic disorder
• genetic drift
• genetic engineer

• genetic engineering
• genetic fingerprinting
• genetic material
• genetic modification

Related terms

• gene
• genetics
• genetically

Translations

relating to genetics or genes

• Bulgarian: генетичен (genetičen)
• Catalan: genètic
• Czech: genetický (cs) m
• Dutch: genetisch (nl)
• Finnish: geneettinen (fi)
• French: génétique (fr)
• Galician: xenético (gl)
• German: genetisch (de)
• Hungarian: genetikai (hu)
• Interlingua: genetic
• Irish: gineach, géiniteach

• Italian: genetico (it)
• Japanese: 遺伝的 (identeki)
• Polish: genetyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: genético (pt)
• Romanian: genetic (ro)
• Russian: генети́ческий (ru) (genetíčeskij)
• Spanish: genético (es)
• Swedish: genetisk (sv)
• Telugu: జన్యు (janyu), జన్యుపరమైన (janyuparamaina)
• Yiddish: גענעטיש‎ (genetish)

caused by genes

• Bulgarian: генен (genen)
• Dutch: genetisch (nl), erfelijk (nl)

• Hungarian: genetikai (hu)
• Swedish: genetisk (sv)

Further reading

• "genetic" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 142.

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Interlingua

Adjective

genetic (not comparable)

1. genetic

Related terms

• genetica

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Romanian

Etymology

French génétique This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒeˈne.tik]

Adjective

genetic m, n (feminine singular genetică, masculine plural genetici, feminine and neuter plural genetice)

1. genetic

Declension

declension of genetic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	genetic		genetică	genetici	genetice
	definite	geneticul		genetica	geneticii	geneticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	genetic		genetice	genetici	genetice
	definite	geneticului		geneticei	geneticilor	geneticelor

Related terms

• genă
• genetică