genetic

Adjektiv

1. 1

   Relating to genetics or genes.

   Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.

   “DNA from hunter-gatherers is present at higher levels in Northeastern Europe, which means the region has an elevated genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,” Barrie said.

2. 2

   Caused by genes.

3. 3

   Of or relating to origin (genesis).

   All evidence tends to this conclusion, that the sun is the prime genetic agent of earthquakes and of every other pluto-dynamic impulse which acts against the crust of the planet, and breaks or elevates any of its parts.

4. 4

   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.

5. 5

   Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

   Guy Stroumsa (2011) proposes the use of the alternative term Abrahamic religions, emphasizing the genetic relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and their branches, for which the idea of monotheism is not always central.