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genetic

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genetic in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
    "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
    familial  genetic  hereditary  inherited  transmitted  transmissible 
  2. of or relating to the science of genetics
    "genetic research"
    genetic  genetical 
  3. pertaining to or referring to origin
    "genetic history reconstructs the origins of a literary work"
    genetic 
  4. of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
    "genic combinations"; "genetic code"
    genic  genetic  genetical 
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