ge·net·ic
jə-ˈne-tik 
variants
or less commonly genetical
1
: relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
1
: -genic sense 1
organogenetic
2
: -genic sense 2
psychogenetic
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Adjective
hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
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Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Soteriou has familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition that causes extremely high cholesterol levels.
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Zlotnikov wrote that the condition was likely caused by a mutation that had occurred very early in embryonic development, a supposition that was confirmed decades later by genetic analysis.
—Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Soteriou has familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition that causes extremely high cholesterol levels.
—David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Riverside County District Attorney's Office In 2024, investigators working in conjunction with the Riverside County Coroner's Office and the Regional Cold Case Homicide Team re-examined the case with new advances in forensic science, including genetic genealogy.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Pain often dismissed Breast cancer survival rates have steadily increased since the 1980s thanks to improved cancer screening, genetic testing, better treatments and a rise in mastectomy surgeries.
—Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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genetic
adjective
ge·net·ic
jə-ˈnet-ik
variants
also genetical
: of, relating to, or involving genes or genetics
genetic research
also
: caused or controlled by genes
a genetic disease
Medical Definition
genetic
adjective
ge·net·ic
jə-ˈnet-ik
variants
also genetical
1
: of, relating to, or involving genetics
2
: of, relating to, caused by, or controlled by genes
a genetic disease
genetic material
compare acquired sense 1
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