genetically
Through inherited code
Genetically means by way of genes—the biological units of heredity.
Something genetically determined is encoded in DNA: The disease is genetically transmitted.
Organisms can be genetically modified through laboratory techniques that alter their genetic makeup.
Figuratively, genetically suggests something innate or built-in: He seems genetically incapable of keeping a secret.
Received from forebears
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- genesUnits of heredity
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
dominant · recessive · offspring · descendants · lineage · pedigree · bloodline · ancestry
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- nucleotidesDNA and RNA subunits
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
- thymineDNA nitrogen base
cytosine · guanine · double helix · genome · base pairs · replication · transcription · translation
Changed in some way
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- transgenicHaving inserted foreign genes
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
recombinant · cloning · transfection · bioengineering · knockout · splicing · GMO · altered
Changed through successive generations
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
variation · fitness · phylogeny · Darwinism · divergence · selection pressure · drift · ancestry
Clearly distinguishable, separate
- uniqueOnly one exists
- identicalExactly the same
- relatedConnected by blood or nature
- linkedFastened to another
similar · diverse · differentiated · programmed · determined · predisposed · hardwired · encoded
inherited
Received from forebears
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- genesUnits of heredity
- allelesVariant forms of genes
phenotype · dominant · recessive · offspring · descendants · lineage · pedigree · bloodline · ancestry · heritage
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- nucleotidesDNA and RNA subunits
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
thymine · cytosine · guanine · double helix · genome · base pairs · replication · transcription · translation · polymerase
modified
Changed in some way
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
- transgenicHaving inserted foreign genes
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
biotechnology · recombinant · cloning · transfection · bioengineering · knockout · splicing · GMO · altered · manipulated
evolved
Changed through successive generations
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- speciationFormation of distinct species
mutation · variation · fitness · phylogeny · Darwinism · divergence · selection pressure · drift · ancestry · common ancestor
distinct
Clearly distinguishable, separate
linked · similar · diverse · differentiated · programmed · determined · predisposed · hardwired · encoded · mapped
geneticallyenvironmentally
Concerning natural surroundings
acquired · learned · behaviorally · externally · experientially
- Genetically modified foodProduce with altered DNA
- genetically modified cropsPlants with altered DNA
- genetically modifiedAltered at DNA level
- genetically engineeredArtificially altered at DNA level
- genetically modified organismsLifeforms with altered DNA
- genetically manipulatedAltered at chromosomal level
generation, generate, genetic, progeny, genesis, gene, genealogy, genetics, genitive