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Definition of: genetic
(jə·net′ik) adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, dealing with, or based on genesis.
2. Of or relating to genetics.
3. Biol. Designating those characteristics of an organism due to inheritance or to the action of genes. Also ge·net′i·cal. [<GENESIS; formed on analogy with synthetic, antithetic, etc.]
—ge·net′i·cal·ly adverb
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