genethicsn.
/dʒᵻˈnɛθɪks/, U.S. /dʒəˈnɛθɪks/ With singular agreement. The ethics of, or ethical issues raised by, genetics, genetic engineering, and biotechnology.
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1974 J. Bernard Future of Motherhood xiv. 272 In the last third of the twentieth century ‘genethics’ was calling for new thinking and new policies.
1989 D. T. Suzuki & P. Knudtson (title) Genethics: the ethics of engineering life.
1999 H. F. Mataré Bioethics iv. 90 A recent genethics analysis emphasized that the moral status of future people is a serious problem.
2004 Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) (Nexis) 19 Dec. Private mores and local codes, debated on the Internet and at the kitchen table, would ultimately create a national consensus on genethics.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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