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# genetic

adjective (genetic); adverb (genetically)

«genetic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Genetic means to do with genes, the tiny instructions inside living cells that are passed from parents to children and decide things like eye colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#m1)
2. A genetic illness or feature is one that is passed down in families through genes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#m2)
3. Genetic can describe science that studies or changes genes, as in «genetic engineering». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on inheritance and evolution, pupils learn that offspring get a mix of genetic information from both parents, which explains why children look a bit like each parent. In news and ethics lessons, «genetically modified» (GM) food and genetic testing raise questions. Phrases: «genetic code», «genetic engineering», «genetically modified», «genetic disease».

### Examples

- Eye colour is partly genetic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x1)
- DNA carries the genetic code. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x2)
- Some illnesses are genetic and run in families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x3)
- Scientists are studying the genetic differences between wolves and dogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x4)
- The crops were genetically modified to resist pests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x5)
- Identical twins share the same genetic information. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x6)
- Genetic tests can show where your ancestors came from. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x7)

### Note

Adjective. Related: gene, genes, genetics (the science), genetically. Myth trap: not everything is genetic; what you eat, learn and do also shapes you.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «genetic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«genetic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/genetic.html) on Mova free.