genetically en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /d͡ʒəˈneɾɪkli/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From genetic + -ally or genetical + -ly.
Meanings
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In a manner relating to genes or genetics.
Moreover, in the framework of the Turkish campaign against cousin marriage, the MZD is considered as dangerous as the FBD in terms of genetic risk. Nevertheless, many Alawi informants maintain that the MZD is genetically the least[…]
2015 January 1, Alison Shaw, Aviad E. Raz, Cousin Marriages: Between Tradition, Genetic Risk and Cultural Change, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 90:As one of the largest producers of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country, Monsanto has been vilified by activists who describe GM products as 'frankenfood.'
2016 April 18, Cristina Alesci, “Monsanto CEO frustrated over 'polarized' GMO debate”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 May 2025:Genetically modified crops.
John Smith is genetically related to Jane Doe.
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(figuratively) In terms of origin or development.
Genetically, a Greek tragedy consists of a series of choral songs to which have been added, before and after, divers epic, non-lyric elements.
1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “II. The Suppliant Maidens”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 52:Hildebrandt is certainly right in maintaining that all dream-images could be explained genetically, if we spent sufficient time and concentration on tracing their origin.
1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I.b
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By being members of the same linguistic family.
German and Danish are genetically related.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most genetically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more genetically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
intragenetically · oncogenetically · antigenetically · genetically modified · gamogenetically · gynogenetically · cytogenetically · pathenogenetically · morphogenetically · biogenetically · monogenetically · phytogenetically · polygenetically · anthropogenetically · monophylogenetically · ontogenetically · psychogenetically · autogenetically · sociogenetically · cladogenetically · genetically engineered · genetically manipulated · histogenetically · abiogenetically · gengineered · paragenetically · epigenetically · etiopathogenetically · xenogenetically · ethnogenetically · agamogenetically · hybridogenetically · pedogenetically · metagenetically · pharmacogenetically · pathogenetically · palingenetically · nongenetically · anagenetically · transgenetically · cogenetically · petrogenetically · immunogenetically · allogenetically · neurogenetically · androgenetically · diagenetically · phylogenetically · parthenogenetically · catagenetically · aetiopathogenetically · chemogenetically · geogenetically · thermogenetically · optogenetically
Translations (12)
gl xeneticamente (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · fr génétiquement (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · es genéticamente (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · nrf génétiquement (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · pt geneticamente (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · de genetisch (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · hu genetikailag (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · ru генети́чески (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · it geneticamente (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · fi geneettisesti (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · pl genetycznie (in a manner relating to genes or genetics) · ca genèticament (in a manner relating to genes or genetics)