genetic
- 1Having to do with genes, the parts of cells that pass traits from parents to children.
Like a recipe handed down in a family, telling the body how to grow.
Eye color is a genetic trait passed down in families.
Doctors ran a genetic test to find the cause of the illness.
Similargenomic
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- 2Caused by the genes a person is born with, not by things around them.
Like getting your curly hair from your parents rather than from a haircut.
Some diseases are genetic and run in families.
His tall height is mostly genetic.
Similarhereditary, inherited, inborn, innate, heritable
Oppositeacquired, environmental
- 3Having to do with how something began or where it came from.
Like tracing a river back to the small spring where it starts.
The class studied the genetic origins of farming.
She wrote a genetic history showing how the festival first began.
Similardevelopmental, historical, evolutionary
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- 4Showing that languages belong to the same family because they came from one older language.
Like cousins who share the same grandparents.
English and German have a genetic link because both come from an older language.
Researchers found a genetic relationship between the two languages.
Similargenealogical, phylogenetic
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- 5Showing that religions belong to the same family because they share a common source.
Like branches that all grow from a single tree trunk.
The three faiths have a genetic bond because they grew from the same root.
Scholars studied the genetic ties between the two religions.
Similargenealogical
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Origin
It comes from "genesis." This goes back to Ancient Greek, from a word meaning "to come into being."