genetic
adjective
1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
- genetically transmitted features
Similar word(s): heritable, inheritable, familial, hereditary, inherited, transmissible, transmitted
2. of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
- genic combinations
- genetic code
Similar word(s): genetical, genic
3. pertaining to or referring to origin
- genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work
4. of or relating to the science of genetics
- genetic research
Similar word(s): genetical
Sentences with genetic as an adjective:
- Chinese has borrowed several words from English, but it does not have a genetic relationship to English.