Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
genic

genic

8.1
Relating to genes that cause differences in living things
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : génico
  • Researchers are examining how genic mutations contribute to the development of certain cancers.

Examples

  • In addition to binding potential and relative distance from genic features, TRF binding regions can also be classified by the likelihood of co-occurrence of TRF binding sites.

    Blog text (2)

  • Evolution of primitive signals through genic selection does, of course, occur in many species, but the task for natural selection is hard due to the lack of strong prior constraints on either side of the signaling process.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Especially if we consider the paper's report on the inconsistencies of our 'genic clockwork.'

    Blog text (11)

  • And you can put them together in what we call a Poly multiple genic score to predict behavior like alcoholism.

  • The paradigm of influence, says Sperber, should be contrasted with that of genic replication.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The scientists discovered a new genic factor that affects plant growth and resilience.

  • This study focuses on the genic variations linked to hereditary diseases.

Synonyms

genetic
vsgenic
  • Specialized
925 3.8

Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children

is about origin or production directly from a gene or genes
genomic
vsgenic
  • Specialized
12 6.2

Relating to all the genes in a living thing

focuses on being produced by or originating from a single gene
genetical
vsgenic
  • Archaic
7.0

Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children

emphasizes origin or being produced by a specific gene
genotypic
vsgenic
  • Specialized
8.7

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

highlights origination or production directly from particular gene(s)
genotypical
vsgenic
  • Specialized
9.0

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

stresses that something comes from or is produced by a gene

Surface Forms

genic positive

Morphology

genic = gene (transparent) = gene + ic

The adjective is directly formed from 'gene' with the common adjectival suffix '-ic' (orthographic adjustment of the final 'e'), so learners who know 'gene' and '-ic' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Genic comes from the root gen- meaning 'birth' or 'origin', the same root you see in gene and generate. So genic describes something that comes from or is produced by genes.