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geneticrelating to genes or heredity

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to genes or heredity

Pronunciation (IPA): /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

Korean meaning: 유전자의, 유전의

Korean pronunciation: 제-네-틱 (강세: 네)

Example Sentences

  • My genetic lottery gave me my dad's height and my mom's love for pizza.
  • Scientists are studying genetic factors that influence intelligence.
  • The genetic similarity between twins is remarkable.

genetic

ADJECTIVE

//dʒəˈnɛtɪk//

relating to genes or heredity

genetic concept
💡 Concept

She laughed exactly like her mother — a genetic echo neither of them had ever noticed.

genetic mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Every GENE gets a TICK — genetic traits passed on without asking permission. (Every GENE gets automatically TICKed — passed on, confirmed, delivered)

genetic rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Genetically magnetic — you can't help but feel sympathetic.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/dʒəˈnetɪk/

🌳Etymology

Rootgene
Suffix--tic

Origin

From Greek 'genesis' meaning 'origin' or 'creation', combined with the suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to'. The term emerged in the late 19th century as genetics developed as a scientific field.

🎵Rhyme

patheticsynthetickinetic
pathetic
synthetic
kinetic

🔗Collocations

genetic disorder
genetic code
genetic engineering
genetic variation
genetic testing
genetic material
genetic inheritance

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My genetic lottery gave me my dad's height and my mom's love for pizza.

Scientists are studying genetic factors that influence intelligence.

The genetic similarity between twins is remarkable.

😄 Fun example

My genetic predisposition to drama comes from both sides of my family.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

hereditaryinheritedchromosomalgenomic

Antonyms

acquiredenvironmentallearned

Related

DNAgenehereditychromosomemutation

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