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genetic

/dʒəˈnetɪk/adjective

उच्चारण जनेटिक

आनुवंशिक

Core word

adjective
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    connected with genes or genetics

    आनुवंशिक

    • genetic disease
    • genetically modified
    • Some diseases have a genetic cause.
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    • Genetic research helps us understand how traits are passed down.
    • A genetic test showed that the condition ran in the family.

    Synonyms hereditary inherited genomic chromosomal

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genetic + noun (attributive only)

Genetic normally comes before a noun, as in genetic disease. It is not used after the verb be in the way that adjectives like hereditary can be.

Genetic प्रायः noun से पहले आता है, जैसे genetic disease। यह be के बाद प्रायः नहीं आता।

  • Sickle cell is a genetic disease.
  • Genetic tests can detect some conditions early.

genetic + factor / disorder / code

Typical nouns after genetic are factor, disorder, code, trait and engineering.

Genetic के बाद आने वाले सामान्य nouns हैं factor, disorder, code, trait और engineering।

  • Height depends on genetic and environmental factors.
  • Colour blindness is a genetic trait.

genetically (adverb)

The adverb genetically goes before a participle: genetically modified, genetically linked.

Adverb genetically participle से पहले आता है: genetically modified, genetically linked।

  • Genetically modified crops resist some pests.
  • The two diseases are genetically related.

genetic vs hereditary

A genetic condition comes from genes, but it may not be inherited from a parent; a hereditary one is passed down in a family.

Genetic स्थिति जीन से आती है, पर ज़रूरी नहीं कि माता-पिता से मिली हो; hereditary स्थिति परिवार में पीढ़ी-दर-पीढ़ी चलती है।

  • Some genetic changes are new and not hereditary.
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genetic + noun

diseasedisordercodematerialengineering

  • Genetic engineering has changed modern medicine.

genetic + noun (people)

counsellingtestingscreeningresearchvariation

  • The couple went for genetic counselling before marriage.

adjective + genetic

purelypartlylargelypossibleinherited

  • Her talent is partly genetic.

genetic + cause words

linkfactormakeupmutationmarker

  • Scientists found a genetic link to the disease.
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  • Eye colour is a genetic characteristic.

आँखों का रंग आनुवंशिक विशेषता है।

  • Radhika studied genetic diversity in rice for her science project.

राधिका ने अपनी science project के लिए चावल में आनुवंशिक विविधता का अध्ययन किया।

  • A genetic test showed the baby was healthy.

आनुवंशिक जाँच से पता चला कि शिशु स्वस्थ था।

  • The disorder is caused by a genetic mutation.

यह विकार एक आनुवंशिक उत्परिवर्तन के कारण होता है।

  • The police used genetic evidence to identify the culprit.

पुलिस ने अपराधी की पहचान के लिए आनुवंशिक प्रमाण का उपयोग किया।

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These adjectives all link a trait to birth, but they differ in cause.

ये adjectives गुण को जन्म से जोड़ते हैं, पर कारण में अलग हैं।

genetic

Related to genes and how they work, whether or not a parent passed the trait on.

जीन और उनकी कार्यप्रणाली से संबंधित, चाहे माता-पिता से मिला हो या नहीं।

  • A genetic fault was found.

hereditary

Passed down from parent to child in a family.

माता-पिता से संतान को पारिवारिक रूप से मिला हुआ।

  • Baldness is often hereditary.

congenital

Present from birth, whatever the cause.

जन्म से मौजूद, कारण चाहे जो हो।

  • He has a congenital heart defect.
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General knowledge

Science: Gregor Mendel is the father of genetics; Bt cotton is India's only approved genetically modified (GM) crop.

विज्ञान में Gregor Mendel आनुवंशिकी के जनक हैं; Bt कपास भारत की एकमात्र स्वीकृत आनुवंशिक रूप से संशोधित (GM) फ़सल है।