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Adjective: genetic  ju'ne-tik
  1. Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
    "genetic traits";
    - familial, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible
     
  2. Of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
    "genetic code";
    - genic, genetical
     
  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";
    - genetical

See also: heritable, inheritable

Encyclopedia: Genetic