genetic vs transmissible what difference

what is difference between genetic and transmissible

English

Etymology

Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). Equivalent to gene +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jə-nĕt’ĭk, IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈnɛtɪk], [d͡ʒɪˈnɛtɪk]
• Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

genetic (not comparable)

1. (genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908]
2. Caused by genes.
3. Of or relating to origin (genesis). [from 1831]
   • 1858, Year-Book Of Facts In Science And Art For 1858

     All evidence tends to this conclusion, that the sun is the prime genetic agent of earthquakes and of every other pluto-dynamic impulse which acts against the crust of the planet, and breaks or elevates any of its parts.

4. (linguistics) Based on shared membership in a linguistic family.

5. (theology) Based on a shared membership in a religious family.

Synonyms

• genealogical
• genic
• hereditary

Derived terms

Related terms

• gene
• genetics
• genetically

Translations

Further reading

• genetic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• genetic at OneLook Dictionary Search
• genetic in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• “genetic” in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 142.
• genetic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Interlingua

Adjective

genetic (not comparable)

1. genetic

Related terms

• genetica

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

genetic m (feminine singular genetica, masculine plural genetics, feminine plural geneticas)

1. genetic

Related terms

• genetica

Romanian

Etymology

From French génétique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒeˈne.tik]

Adjective

genetic m or n (feminine singular genetică, masculine plural genetici, feminine and neuter plural genetice)

1. genetic

Declension

Related terms

• genă
• genetică

English

Adjective

transmissible (comparative more transmissible, superlative most transmissible)

1. Able to be transmitted.
   1. (medicine) Capable of being transmitted from one person to another; contagious.

Related terms

• transmittable

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

transmissible (plural transmissibles)

1. transmissible, transmittable

Derived terms

• maladie sexuellement transmissible

Further reading

• “transmissible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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