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genetic
adjective
related
to
genes
and
how
physical
or
health
traits
are
passed
from
parents
to
their
children
•
Some
diseases
are
genetic
and
can
run
in
families
.
Some
diseases
are
genetic
and
can
run
in
families
.
•
Scientists
study
genetic
differences
to
understand
why
some
plants
grow
faster
.
Scientists
study
genetic
differences
to
understand
why
some
plants
grow
faster
.
From
gene
+
-etic
,
first
used
in
the
early
20th
century
after
the
discovery
of
Mendelian
inheritance
.
adjective
connected
with
the
origin
or
development
of
something
such
as
a
language
,
system
,
or
set
of
ideas
•
Linguists
found
a
genetic
link
between
the
two
ancient
languages
.
Linguists
found
a
genetic
link
between
the
two
ancient
languages
.
•
The
museum
traced
the
genetic
evolution
of
the
city's
design
style
.
The
museum
traced
the
genetic
evolution
of
the
city's
design
style
.
Broader
sense
"
pertaining
to
origin
"
dates
to
the
mid-17th
century
,
from
Greek
genesis
meaning
"
origin
".
genetics
noun
-
genetics
,
geneticsing
,
geneticsed
the
scientific
study
of
genes
,
heredity
,
and
variation
in
living
organisms
.
•
She
is
studying
genetics
to
understand
how
traits
are
inherited
.
She
is
studying
genetics
to
understand
how
traits
are
inherited
.
•
Advances
in
genetics
have
revolutionized
medicine
.
Advances
in
genetics
have
revolutionized
medicine
.
Coined
in
1905
by
William
Bateson
from
'genetic'
+
-ics
,
from
Ancient
Greek
γένος
(
génos
,
'origin
,
source
,
race'
)
via
γίγνομαι
(
gígnomai
,
'to
be
born
,
become'
).