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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ge·net·ic ETYMOLOGY genesis DATE 1831 1. relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something 2. a. of, relating to, or involving genetics b. of, relating to, caused by, or controlled by genes a genetic disease genetic variation English Etymology genetic "pertaining to origins," coined 1831 by Carlyle from Gk.genetikos "genitive," from genesis "origin" (see genus). Biological sense first recorded in Darwin, 1859. Genetics (patterned on ethics, etc.) is 1872 meaning "laws of origination," 1905 for "study of heredity," a coinage of Eng. biologist William Bateson (1861-1926). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 genetic gen·et·ic / dVE5netik / adjective connected with genes (= the units in the cells of a living thing that control its physical characteristics) or genetics (= the study of genes ) 基因的；遗传学的: genetic and environmental factors 遗传和环境因素 genetic abnormalities 基因异常 • gen·et·ic·al·ly / -kli / adv.: genetically engineered / determined / transmitted 转基因的；由基因决定的；遗传的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: genetic code , or genetic counseling , or genetic engineering , or genetic fingerprinting , or genetic load , or genetic map , or genetic marker , or genetic coding , or genetic engineer , or genetic fingerprint , or -genetic , or genetic aggregation , or genetic definition , or genetic drift , or genetic fallacy , or genetic individual , or genetic spiralge·net·ic \jə̇ˈned.]ik, -et], ]ēk\ adjective also ge·net·i·cal \]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\ Etymology: from genesis, after such pairs as antithesis: antithetic, antithetical 1. a. : relating to or determined by the origin, development, prior history, or causal antecedents of some phenomenon : causal , historical , evolutionary < the genetic factors in juvenile deliquency > < the genetic features of rocks — L.V.Pirsson > < the genetic development of a legal doctrine > < traces the genetic development … of his neurotic conflict — Lionel Ovesey > b. : based on or determined by evolution from a common source < the relationship … is not causal but genetic … both are derived from a common source, a literary convention — F.H.Ellis > — used especially of relations among languages or among words and grammatical forms of languages < classes of words … relied upon in establishing geneticconnections between languages — M.J.Andrade > c. : concerned with or seeking to explain, interpret, or understand (as a literary or psychological phenomenon) in terms of its origin and development or of its causal antecedents < the general reaction against … historical or genetic criticism of any type — Malcolm Cowley > < what we call the evolutionary approach or the historical attitude is technically labeled the genetic method — John Dewey > < genetic psychology > 2. : of or relating to genetics : characterized or produced by the agencies and operations of genetics : employed in the processes of genetics < genetic studies > 3. : of, relating to, produced by, or being a gene : genic < genetic combinations > • ge·net·i·cal·ly \]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk-, -li\ adverb |
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