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Meaning of genetic

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  genetic
      adj 1: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity;
             "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically
             transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic},
             {hereditary}, {inherited}, {transmitted},
             {transmissible}]
      2: of or relating to or produced by or being a gene; "genic
         combinations"; "genetic code" [syn: {genic}, {genetic},
         {genetical}]
      3: pertaining to or referring to origin; "genetic history
         reconstructs the origins of a literary work"
      4: of or relating to the science of genetics; "genetic research"
         [syn: {genetic}, {genetical}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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