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gen•ic
Pronunciation: ( jen'ik), [key]
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adj. Biol.
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
-genic
a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in
-gen or
-geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (
hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (
cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (
polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (
telegenic). Cf.
-genous.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
