genetically
English edit
Etymology edit
From genetic + -ally or genetical + -ly.
Adverb edit
genetically (comparative more genetically, superlative most genetically)
- In a manner relating to genes or genetics.
- Genetically modified crops.
- John Smith is genetically related to Jane Doe.
- (figuratively) In terms of origin or development.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I.b:
- Hildebrandt is certainly right in maintaining that all dream-images could be explained genetically, if we spent sufficient time and concentration on tracing their origin.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I.b:
- (linguistics) By being members of the same linguistic family.
- German and Danish are genetically related.
Derived terms edit
- abiogenetically
- aetiopathogenetically
- agamogenetically
- allogenetically
- anagenetically
- androgenetically
- anthropogenetically
- antigenetically
- autogenetically
- biogenetically
- catagenetically
- cladogenetically
- cytogenetically
- diagenetically
- epigenetically
- ethnogenetically
- etiopathogenetically
- gamogenetically
- genetically engineered
- genetically manipulated
- genetically modified
- gynogenetically
- histogenetically
- hybridogenetically
- immunogenetically
- intragenetically
- metagenetically
- monogenetically
- monophylogenetically
- morphogenetically
- neurogenetically
- nongenetically
- oncogenetically
- ontogenetically
- optogenetically
- palingenetically
- paragenetically
- parthenogenetically
- pathenogenetically
- pathogenetically
- pedogenetically
- petrogenetically
- pharmacogenetically
- phylogenetically
- phytogenetically
- polygenetically
- psychogenetically
- sociogenetically
- transgenetically
- xenogenetically
Translations edit
in a manner relating to genes or genetics
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