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genetical

genetical

7.0
Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children
  • adjective
  • /dʒəˈnɛtɪkəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : genético
  • Their hypothesis is that the precise sequence of the bases is the code which carries the genetical information.
  • Genetical Theory

There's a lot of concern about that, that genetics genetical mixing.

Examples

  • Scientists are researching the genetical basis of inherited diseases.

  • Fisher's 1930 book, The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection, is the keystone for the architecture of modern Darwinism.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Hamilton WD. 1964. The genetical evolution of social behaviour. Journal of Theoretical Biology 7: 1-52.

    Academic text (2008)

  • I specialize in temperamentally unsound, psychologically unstable, genetical throwbacks.

    The Honeymooners (2005)

  • One leading book on the history of population genetics says this and no more about Fisher's eugenic chapters: "In the concluding five chapters, he extended his genetical ideas to human populations."

    Academic text (1991)

  • Fisher's (1930) Genetical Theory of Selection had appeared in 1930, and Wright's long paper, "Evolution in Mendelian populations," was published in 1931.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The study focuses on how genetical traits are passed from parents to offspring.

  • Understanding the genetical factors behind evolution can help us comprehend biodiversity.

Synonyms

genetic
vsgenetical
  • Specialized
925 3.8

Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children

is the same meaning but presented as an alternative form
biological
vsgenetical
157 4.5

Related by blood rather than by adoption or marriage

is focused on genes and heredity generally rather than family relation
hereditary
vsgenetical
  • Specialized
22 5.1

A trait or disease that comes from parents through genes

is broader, applying to genes, heredity, or general genetic topics
genomic
vsgenetical
  • Specialized
12 6.2

Relating to all the genes in a living thing

is broader, referring to genes, heredity, or general genetic matters
genic
vsgenetical
  • Specialized
8.1

Relating to genes that cause differences in living things

is broader, covering genetic relations beyond single gene origin
genotypic
vsgenetical
  • Specialized
8.7

Relating to the genes inside a person, plant, or animal

is broader, focusing on genes, heredity, or inherited traits
genotypical
vsgenetical
  • Specialized
9.0

Relating to the genes a living thing has rather than how it looks

is broader, covering genetic relations beyond specific genotype traits
inherited
vsgenetical
  • Specialized
3.4

Passed from parents to children through genes

is more general, referring to genes, heredity, or genetic relations

Surface Forms

genetical positive

Morphology

genetical = genetic (transparent) = genetic + al

The word 'genetical' is transparently derived from 'genetic' with the addition of the suffix '-al', maintaining the meaning related to genetics.

Etymology

Genetical comes from the root gen-, which means 'birth' or 'origin'. You can see the same root in gene and generation, so genetical is about the traits we get from our parents, in other words heredity.