noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK, US:/dʒəˈnɛt.ɪks/
UK, US:/dʒɪ-/
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South-Asia:/ˈdʒɛ.nə.ʈɪks/
South-Asia:/ˈdʒɛn.ʈɪks/
CMU ARPABET:JH AH0 N EH1 T IH0 K S
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genes
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin”). Coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1905 in a letter to zoologist Adam Sedgwick, and first used publicly by Bateson at a lecture to the International Conference on Plant Hybridization in 1906.
Across languages
Translations
129 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
genetika
— branch of biology
Albanian:
gjenetikë
— branch of biology
Albanian:
gjenetika
— branch of biology
Arabic:
عِلْمُ وِرَاثَة
(ʕilmu wirāṯa)
— branch of biology
Arabic:
وِرَاثِيَّات
(wirāṯiyyāt)
— branch of biology
Aragonese:
chenetica
— branch of biology
Armenian:
գենետիկա
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Asturian:
xenética
— branch of biology
Azerbaijani:
genetika
— branch of biology
Bashkir:
генетика
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Basque:
genetika
— branch of biology
Belarusian:
гене́тыка
(hjenjétyka)
— branch of biology
Belarusian:
генэ́тыка
(hjenétyka)
— branch of biology
Bengali:
বংশাণুবিজ্ঞান
(boṅśanubiggên)
— branch of biology
Breton:
genetik
— branch of biology
Bulgarian:
гене́тика
(genétika)
— branch of biology
Burmese:
မျိုးရိုးပညာ
(myui:rui:pa.nya)
— branch of biology
Burmese:
မျိုးရိုးဗီဇပညာ
(myui:rui:bija.pa.nya)
— branch of biology
Catalan:
genètica
— branch of biology
Chechen:
генетика
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Cherokee:
ᎤᎾᏓᏰᎶᏒ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏔᏅ
(unadayelosv agasestanv)
— branch of biology
Chinese Cantonese:
遺傳學 /遗传学
(wai4 cyun4 hok6)
— branch of biology
Chinese:
遺傳學 /遗传学
(î-toân-ha̍k, ûi-thoân-ha̍k, ûi-toân-ha̍k)
— branch of biology
Chinese Mandarin:
遺傳學 /遗传学
(yíchuánxué)
— branch of biology
Chuvash:
генетика
(genet̬ik̬a)
— branch of biology
Czech:
genetika
— branch of biology
Danish:
genetik
— branch of biology
Dutch:
genetica
— branch of biology
Dutch:
erfelijkheidsleer
— branch of biology
Esperanto:
genetiko
— branch of biology
Estonian:
geneetika
— branch of biology
Extremaduran:
genética
— branch of biology
Faroese:
arvagreining
— branch of biology
Finnish:
perinnöllisyystiede
— branch of biology
Finnish:
genetiikka
— branch of biology
French:
génétique
— branch of biology
West-Frisian:
erflikheidslear
— branch of biology
Galician:
xenética
— branch of biology
Georgian:
გენეტიკა
(geneṭiḳa)
— branch of biology
German:
Genetik
— branch of biology
German:
Vererbungslehre
— branch of biology
Greek:
γενετική
(genetikí)
— branch of biology
Guianese Creole:
jénétik
— branch of biology
Haitian Creole:
jenetik
— branch of biology
Hebrew:
גֶּנֶטִיקָה
(genétika)
— branch of biology
Hindi:
अनुवांशिकी
(anuvāñśikī)
— branch of biology
Hungarian:
genetika
— branch of biology
Icelandic:
erfðafræði
— branch of biology
Icelandic:
erfðagreining
— branch of biology
Ido:
genetiko
— branch of biology
Indonesian:
genetika
— branch of biology
Interlingua:
genetica
— branch of biology
Irish:
géineolaíocht
— branch of biology
Italian:
genetica
— branch of biology
Jamaican Creole:
jinetix
— branch of biology
Japanese:
遺伝学
(idengaku)
— branch of biology
Kannada:
ತಳಿವಿಜ್ಞಾನ
(taḷivijñāna)
— branch of biology
Kazakh:
генетика
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Khmer:
ពន្ធុវិទ្យា
(pŏənthuʼ vicciə)
— branch of biology
Korean:
유전학
(yujeonhak)
— branch of biology
Central Kurdish:
جێنەتیک
(cênetîk)
— branch of biology
Kyrgyz:
генетика
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Lao:
ພັນທຸສາດ
(phan thu sāt)
— branch of biology
Latvian:
ģenētika
— branch of biology
Lithuanian:
genetika
— branch of biology
Luxembourgish:
Geneetik
— branch of biology
Macedonian:
генетика
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Malay:
genetik
— branch of biology
Malay:
kaji baka
— branch of biology
Malayalam:
ജനിതകശാസ്ത്രം
(janitakaśāstraṁ)
— branch of biology
Mingrelian:
გენეტიკა
(geneṭiḳa)
— branch of biology
Mongolian:
генетик
(genetik)
— branch of biology
Mongolian:
удам зүй
(udam züj)
— branch of biology
Mongolian:
удамшлын судлал
(udamšlyn sudlal)
— branch of biology
Norwegian Bokmål:
genetikk
— branch of biology
Norwegian Bokmål:
arvelighetslære
— branch of biology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
genetikk
— branch of biology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
arvelære
— branch of biology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nedarvingslære
— branch of biology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nedervingslære
— branch of biology
Occitan:
genetica
— branch of biology
Oromo:
jeneetiik
— branch of biology
Pashto:
جنتیک
— branch of biology
Persian:
ژنتیک
(ženetik)
— branch of biology
Polish:
genetyka
— branch of biology
Portuguese:
genética
— branch of biology
Punjabi:
جینیٹکس
(jenīṭks)
— branch of biology
Quechua:
hinitika
— branch of biology
Romanian:
genetică
— branch of biology
Russian:
гене́тика
(genɛ́tika)
— branch of biology
Scottish Gaelic:
gintinneachd
— branch of biology
Serbo-Croatian:
генѐтика
— branch of biology
Serbo-Croatian:
genètika
— branch of biology
Shona:
ruambamabari
— branch of biology
Sinhalese:
ප්රවේණි විද්යාව
(prawēṇi widyāwa)
— branch of biology
Slovak:
genetika
— branch of biology
Slovene:
genetika
— branch of biology
Spanish:
genética
— branch of biology
Sundanese:
génétika
— branch of biology
Swahili:
jenetiki
— branch of biology
Swedish:
genetik
— branch of biology
Swedish:
ärftlighetslära
— branch of biology
Swedish:
ärftlighetsforskning
— branch of biology
Tagalog:
henetika
— branch of biology
Tajik:
генетика
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Tajik:
офаринишшиносӣ
(ofariniššinosi)
— branch of biology
Tamil:
மரபியல்
(marapiyal)
— branch of biology
Telugu:
జన్యుశాస్త్రం
(janyuśāstraṁ)
— branch of biology
Thai:
พันธุศาสตร์
(pan-tú-sàat)
— branch of biology
Turkish:
genetik
— branch of biology
Tuvan:
генетика
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Ukrainian:
гене́тика
(henétyka)
— branch of biology
Urdu:
جینیات
(jenyāt)
— branch of biology
Uzbek:
genetika
— branch of biology
Vietnamese:
di truyền học
— branch of biology
Volapük:
geredav
— branch of biology
Welsh:
genetig
— branch of biology
Welsh:
geneteg
— branch of biology
Yakut:
генетика
(genetika)
— branch of biology
Yiddish:
גענעטיק
(genetik)
— branch of biology
Esperanto:
genetiko
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species
Finnish:
genetiikka
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species
German:
Genetik
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species
Greek:
γενετική
(genetikí)
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species
Ido:
genetiko
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species
Indonesian:
genetika
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species
Irish:
géinitic
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species
Japanese:
遺伝的特性
(identekitokusei)
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species
Yiddish:
גענעטיק
(genetik)
— genetic makeup of a specific individual or species