1831, "pertaining to origins," coined by Carlyle as if from Greek genetikos from genesis "origin" (see genesis). Darwin used it biologically as "resulting from common origin" (1859); modern sense of "pertaining to genetics or genes" is from 1908 (see gene). Related: Genetically. Genetical is attested from 1650s as "pertaining to origins."
雙語例句
1. The offspring contain a mixture of the genetic blueprint of each parent.
子女身上遺傳了父母雙方的基因型板。
來自柯林斯例句
2. These compounds bind with genetic material in the liver.
這些化合物在肝臟中與遺傳物質實現結合。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The whole population is so inbred that no genetic differences remain.