genetic
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- adjective
- /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
- Now, that is a genetic condition that means the eyes are extremely sensitive to light.
- genetic engineering
- genetic algorithm
- genetic epistemology
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Watch on YouTubeSo let's take their genetic essence and create that, turn that into an artwork.
- So let's take their genetic essence and create that, turn that into an artwork.
Examples
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This is one of the great genetic stories.
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Mutations are the ultimate origin of all genetic variation.
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How you use your genetic information is your choice.
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Well, also, there are of course genetic factors.
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So it's not humanity in the genetic sense that we typically think of.
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Our Queen's reign is over, but her genetic legacy lives on.
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It's the genetic bridge we've been looking for.
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So yeah, genetic determinism isn't as simple as it seems.
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They're coming out the same genetic blueprint essentially.
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The researcher studied the genetic variations that contribute to different traits in plants.
Synonyms
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A trait or disease that comes from parents through genes
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Passed from parents to children through genes
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Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children
Compounds
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Changing the genes of plants or animals to give them new traits
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The order of letters in DNA or RNA that tells cells how to make proteins
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A health problem caused by a change in a person's genes that can be passed from parents
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A health problem caused by changes in a person's genes that parents pass on
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A small piece of DNA on a chromosome that scientists use to identify people and follow traits in families
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A health problem from a change in someone's genes often passed from parents
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Testing a person's genes to find traits and health risks for medical or business use
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Help and information for people about the chance of passing on inherited illnesses to their children
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Random chance of being born with certain body or health traits from your parents
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Testing many people to find those at risk of a disease passed on in families
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A method that uses ideas from natural selection to find good solutions to hard problems
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A test that uses DNA from blood or saliva to find who someone is
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All the genes a person, animal, or plant has that decide traits passed from their parents
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A species or group that cannot have young and so ends its family line
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Genetic also comes from a root meaning 'origin' or 'beginning', seen in genesis and generate. So when we talk about the genetic background of a text or idea, we mean its origin or how it was formed.