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
Examples of genetic in a Sentence
Adjective
hemophilia and other genetic medical disorders
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Investigators then used investigative genetic genealogy, a forensic field combining DNA analysis with genealogical research, to connect that sample to Kohberger’s family, according to prosecutors.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Those recommendations include protocols for embryo transfers and genetic testing.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Her son has not gone through additional genetic testing, but so far seems healthy and is hitting his developmental milestones.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Quaid plays Nathan, an ordinary man who turns his unique condition—a genetic disorder that leaves him unable to feel pain—into a superpower to save his girlfriend from kidnappers.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Genetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genetic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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