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# genetic

«genetic» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with genes, the tiny instructions inside living…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (genetic); adverb (genetically)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Genetic means to do with genes, the tiny instructions inside living cells that are passed from parents to children and decide things like eye colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#m1)

2) A genetic illness or feature is one that is passed down in families through genes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#m2)

3) Genetic can describe science that studies or changes genes, as in «genetic engineering». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on inheritance and evolution, pupils learn that offspring get a mix of genetic information from both parents, which explains why children look a bit like each parent. In news and ethics lessons, «genetically modified» (GM) food and genetic testing raise questions. Phrases: «genetic code», «genetic engineering», «genetically modified», «genetic disease».

### examples

- Eye colour is partly genetic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x1)
- DNA carries the genetic code. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x2)
- Some illnesses are genetic and run in families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x3)
- Scientists are studying the genetic differences between wolves and dogs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x4)
- The crops were genetically modified to resist pests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x5)
- Identical twins share the same genetic information. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x6)
- Genetic tests can show where your ancestors came from. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/#x7)

### note

Adjective. Related: gene, genes, genetics (the science), genetically. Myth trap: not everything is genetic; what you eat, learn and do also shapes you.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «genetic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genetic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.