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GENIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
Example:
genetic code
Synonyms:
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)
Derivation:
gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)