'Genetic' definitions:
Definition of 'genetic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" [syn: familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible]
adjective
Of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic combinations"; "genetic code" [syn: genic, genetic, genetical]
adjective
Pertaining to or referring to origin; "genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work"
adjective
Of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research" [syn: genetic, genetical]
Definition of 'Genetic'
From: GCIDE
- Genetic \Ge*net"ic\ (j[-e]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a.
- 1. Same as Genetical. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to genes or genetics; as, the genetic code. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'genetic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiogenetic,
- aboriginal,
- advancing,
- atavistic,
- basal,
- basic,
- biogenetic,
- blastogenetic,
- bodily,
- born,
- bradytelic,
- central,
- clannish,
- coeval,
- congenital,
- connatal,
- connate,
- connatural,
- constitutional,
- crucial,
- developing,
- elemental,
- elementary,
- embryonic,
- epigenetic,
- ethnic,
- eumerogenetic,
- evolutional,
- evolutionist,
- evolutionistic,
- evolving,
- family,
- fundamental,
- gametic,
- generative,
- genial,
- genic,
- genital,
- genitive,
- gentile,
- gentilic,
- germinal,
- hereditary,
- heterogenetic,
- histogenetic,
- homogenetic,
- horotelic,
- in embryo,
- in ovo,
- in the blood,
- inborn,
- inbred,
- incarnate,
- indigenous,
- inherited,
- innate,
- instinctive,
- instinctual,
- isogenetic,
- lineal,
- matroclinous,
- maturational,
- maturative,
- maturing,
- merogenetic,
- metagenetic,
- monogenetic,
- national,
- native,
- native to,
- natural,
- natural to,
- ontogenetic,
- organic,
- original,
- orthogenetic,
- pangenetic,
- parthenogenetic,
- patrimonial,
- patroclinous,
- phyletic,
- phylogenetic,
- physical,
- physiogenetic,
- phytogenetic,
- plasmatic,
- plasmic,
- pregnant,
- primal,
- primary,
- primeval,
- primitive,
- primordial,
- pristine,
- progressing,
- protogenic,
- protoplasmic,
- racial,
- radical,
- rudimentary,
- seminal,
- sporogenous,
- tachytelic,
- temperamental,
- totemic,
- tribal,
- unfolding,
- xenogenetic
Words containing 'Genetic'
- Genet,
- Genetical,
- genetically,
- genetics,
- citizen genet,
- genetic abnormality,
- genetic code,
- genetic constitution,
- genetic counseling,
- genetic defect,
- genetic disease,
- genetic disorder,
- genetic endowment,
- genetic engineering,
- genetic fingerprint,
- genetic fingerprinting,
- genetic map,
- genetic marker,
- genetic mutation,
- genetic profiling,
- genetic psychology,
- genetic science,
- genetic screening,
- jean genet,
- molecular genetics,
- edmund charles edouard genet