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| 1. | [ adjective ] tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity | |
| Synonyms: | hereditary inherited transmitted transmissible familial | |
| Examples: | "an inherited disease" "familial traits" "genetically transmitted features" |
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| Related terms: | inheritable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or produced by or being a gene | |
| Synonyms: | genic | |
| Examples: | "genic combinations" "genetic code" |
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| Related terms: | gene gene | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (genetics) of or relating to the science of genetics | |
| Synonyms: | genetical | |
| Examples: | "genetic research" |
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| Related terms: | genetics | |
| Similar spelling: |
genetics genetical geneticist |
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