# genetic

Pronunciation: US say "juh-NE-tik" /d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/; UK

## Adjective

1. Relating to genes, or to genetics as the scientific study of heredity.
   - Simple: Having to do with genes, the parts of cells that pass traits from parents to children.
   - _Researchers compared the genetic profiles of several fish populations._
   - _Her genetic background includes ancestry from three different continents._
2. Brought about by an organism's genes rather than by environmental influences.
   - Simple: Caused by the genes a person is born with, not by things around them.
   - _The condition is genetic, appearing in each generation of the family._
   - _Studies suggest the disorder is largely genetic rather than tied to diet._
3. Concerning the origin or beginning of something; relating to its genesis or first development.
   - Simple: Having to do with how something began or where it came from.
   - _The essay offers a genetic analysis of the constitution's earliest drafts._
   - _Historians prefer a genetic approach, tracing each custom back to its source._
4. Describing the relationship of languages that descend from a common ancestor, sharing membership in one family.
   - Simple: Showing that languages belong to the same family because they came from one older language.
   - _The genetic classification groups Hindi and Persian within the same family._
   - _Linguists established a genetic connection between Finnish and Hungarian._
5. Describing religions related through descent from a shared origin, as members of one tradition or family.
   - Simple: Showing that religions belong to the same family because they share a common source.
   - _The genetic relationship among the Abrahamic religions traces back to a shared origin._
   - _Their genetic kinship explains the overlapping stories found in both traditions._

## Origin

Coined from "genesis" (much like "antithesis" gives "antithetic"), reflecting Ancient Greek γενετικός (genetikós), from γένεσις (génesis). It ultimately traces back to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, "I come into being").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/genetic (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).