genetic

Meaning

Adjective

• Relating to genetics or genes.
• Caused by genes.
• Of or relating to origin (genesis).
• Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.
• Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

Related

Similar words

• genealogical
• genic
• hereditary

Origin

• Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι ("I come into being"). Equivalent to gene + --ic.