genetic
/dʒəˈnɛtɪk
/adjective
1Relating to genes or heredity: genetic abnormalities...
- Nowadays we are more likely to think of them as genes or the genetic inheritance.
- Path diagram for a genetic network of nine genes reconstructed from yeast cell cycle data.
- On the other hand, red sea bream had large gene flow and small genetic differentiation.
1.1Relating to genetics: there are fears that genetic techniques could be abused...
- An astonishing number of biochemical and genetic techniques are available to study chromatin behavior.
- It is now cited as the primary source for many basic genetic techniques and approaches.
- The genetic algorithm technique can work, but only because programmers have supplied the goal.
2Relating to origin, or arising from a common origin: the genetic relations between languages...
- Numerals and verbs are a very important part of identifying the genetic affiliations of a language.
- In general, only when the genetic language is translated can we understand what it means.
- Field relations also rule out a direct genetic link between mantle peridotites and upper crustal rocks exposed on the island.
Derivatives
genetical
- Linkage disequilibrium mapping has been successful in mapping genetical disorders.
- Combined with these methods, genetical analyses have revealed the functions of individual genes affecting the pharynx.
- A genetical analysis demonstrated that two mutations affect the mitochondrial genome whereas the third mutation is of nuclear origin.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in sense 2): from genesis, on the pattern of pairs such as antithesis, antithetic.