genetic
Relating to genetics or genes.
Other meanings
Of or relating to origin (genesis).
Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
“Chinese has borrowed several words from English, but it does not have a genetic relationship to English.”
Synonyms
- hereditary
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "γίγνομαι" (I come into being).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “genetic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.