## Meanings
1. Relating to genes or to the genes you inherit from your parents.
2. Relating to genetics, the science of how characteristics are passed on.
3. Passed from parents to children within a family; inherited.

## Examples
- Eye color is determined by genetic factors.
- The lab is doing important genetic research on rare diseases.
- Heart disease can be genetic, so doctors ask about your family history.

## Synonyms
- genealogical
- genic
- hereditary

## Derived Forms
- agenetic
- allogenetic
- androgenetic
- antigenetic
- archaeogenetic
- autogenetic
- biogenetic
- blastogenetic
- carcinogenetic
- chemogenetic
- co-genetic
- cogenetic

## Related Forms
- gene
- genetically
- genetics

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵenh₁-
- Root: γενετικός
- Root: γίγνομαι

## Etymology
Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Reflects Ancient Greek γενετικός (genetikós), from γένεσις (génesis) + -κός (-kós). Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). By surface analysis, gene + -tic or gen(esis) + -etic.

## AI Etymology
Genetic was coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Reflects Ancient Greek γενετικός (genetikós), from γένεσις (génesis) + -κός (-kós). Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). By surface analysis, gene + -tic or gen(esis) + -etic. In current use, the main senses are “Relating to genes or to the genes you inherit from your parents” and “Relating to genetics, the science of how characteristics are passed on”.

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