Definition of "genetic" []

• Of or relating to genetics or genes. (adjective)
• Affecting or determined by genes: genetic diseases. (adjective)
• Of, relating to, or influenced by the origin or development of something. (adjective)
• Linguistics Of or relating to the relationship between or among languages that are descendants of the same protolanguage. (adjective)

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• "If we suppose that some of the ˜pegs™ in Waddington's model are environmental factors, rather than genetic loci, then we can define separate notions of ˜environmental canalisation™ and ˜genetic canalisation™."
• "The idea that the ˜genetic program™ or ˜genetic instructions™ for phenotypes are literally written in the genetic code is a continuing barrier to the public understanding of genetics, one that is reinforced every time a journalist reports that scientists have ˜decoded™ the gene for something."
• "But although the term genetic discrimination dates back to around 1986, Reilly argued that there is scant documented evidence of genetic discrimination by insurers and employers."