ge·net·ic

(jə-nĕt′ĭk) also ge·net·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

adj.

a. Of or relating to genetics or genes.

b. Affecting or determined by genes: genetic diseases.

2. Of, relating to, or influenced by the origin or development of something.

3. Linguistics Of or relating to the relationship between or among languages that are descendants of the same language.

[From Greek genetikos, genitive, from genesis, origin; see genesis.]

ge·net′i·cal·ly adv.

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Adv.

genetically - by genetic mechanisms; "genetically passed down talents"

Translations

genetically

[dʒɪˈnetɪkəlɪ] ADV (gen) → genéticamente
genetically engineered → manipulado genéticamente
genetically modified → transgénico, modificado genéticamente
genetically-modified foods → alimentos mpl transgénicos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

genetically

[dʒɪˈnɛtɪk^əli] adv → génétiquementgenetically modified adj [plant, animal, organism, cell] → génétiquement modifié(e)genetically modified food n → aliments mpl génétiquement modifiésgenetic code n → code m génétiquegenetic engineering n → génie m génétiquegenetic fingerprinting n → système m d'empreinte génétique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

genetically

adv → genetisch; genetically engineered → genmanipuliert; genetically modified → gentechnisch verändert

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

genetically

[dʒɪˈnɛtɪk/əlɪ] adv → geneticamente

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that genetically modified salmon is as safe to eat and as nutritious as non-genetically modified Atlantic salmon.

FDA gives approval for genetically modified salmon

The FDA describes the difference between the two methods as the traditional method can produce unwanted effects, while the genetically engineered process can control the effects produced as shown in Figure 1.

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