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geneticallyin a way that relates to genes or heredity

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a way that relates to genes or heredity

Pronunciation (IPA): /dʒəˈnetɪkli/

Example Sentences

  • Twins are genetically identical but can have totally different pizza preferences.
  • The crop was genetically modified to resist pests and grow faster.
  • He's genetically programmed to lose his keys at least twice a week.

genetically

ADVERB

[/dʒəˈnetɪkli/]

in a way that relates to genes or heredity


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

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

Every GENE gets a TICK — genetic traits passed on without asking permission.
🧠 Mnemonic

Every GENE gets a TICK — genetic traits passed on without asking permission.

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

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

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dʒəˈnetɪkli/
🇬🇧 UK/dʒəˈnetɪkli/

🌳Etymology

Rootgene
Suffix--tically

Origin

Derived from Greek 'genesis' (origin, birth), the word evolved through the adjective form 'genetic' to create the adverbial 'genetically'. It represents a core scientific concept dealing with the origin and transmission of life.

Breakdown

genesis (birth, origin) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix) + -ally (adverb-forming suffix), literally meaning 'in a manner relating to origin or inheritance'.

🎵Rhyme

magneticallypatheticallyenergetically
magnetically
pathetically
energetically

🔗Collocations

genetically modified
genetically engineered
genetically predisposed
genetically identical
genetically diverse
genetically related

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Twins are genetically identical but can have totally different pizza preferences.

The crop was genetically modified to resist pests and grow faster.

😄 Fun example

He's genetically programmed to lose his keys at least twice a week.

Scientists study how traits are genetically passed from one generation to the next.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

hereditarilyinnatelybiologically

Antonyms

environmentallyartificially

Related

genetichereditaryDNAchromosomeinheritance

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