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genetic
ge·net·ic [ jə néttik ] or ge·net·i·cal [ jə néttik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of genes: involving, resulting from, or relating to genes or genetics
[Mid-19th century. <genesis, after pairs such as antithesis, antithetic]

ge·net·i·cal·ly adverb
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