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单词 genetic
释义 ge·net·ic
\jə̇ˈned.]ik, -et], ]ēk\ adjective
also ge·net·i·cal \]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-\
Etymology: from genesis, after such pairs as antithesis: antithetic, antithetical
1.
 a. : relating to or determined by the origin, development, prior history, or causal antecedents of some phenomenon : causal, historical, evolutionary
  < the genetic factors in juvenile deliquency >
  < the genetic features of rocks — L.V.Pirsson >
  < the genetic development of a legal doctrine >
  < traces the genetic development … of his neurotic conflict — Lionel Ovesey >
 b. : based on or determined by evolution from a common source
  < the relationship … is not causal but genetic … both are derived from a common source, a literary convention — F.H.Ellis >
  — used especially of relations among languages or among words and grammatical forms of languages
  < classes of words … relied upon in establishing genetic connections between languages — M.J.Andrade >
 c. : concerned with or seeking to explain, interpret, or understand (as a literary or psychological phenomenon) in terms of its origin and development or of its causal antecedents
  < the general reaction against … historical or genetic criticism of any type — Malcolm Cowley >
  < what we call the evolutionary approach or the historical attitude is technically labeled the genetic method — John Dewey >
  < genetic psychology >
2. : of or relating to genetics : characterized or produced by the agencies and operations of genetics : employed in the processes of genetics
 < genetic studies >
3. : of, relating to, produced by, or being a gene : genic
 < genetic combinations >
ge·net·i·cal·ly \]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk-, -li\ adverb
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