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As adjectives the difference between generic and genetics

is that generic is very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific while genetics is .

As a noun generic

is a product sold under a generic name.

generic

English

(wikipedia generic)

Alternative forms

* generick

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.
  • :* "...the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them, – what is generic , not what is special and individual." — Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)
  • Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
  • (of a product or drug) Not having a brand name.
  • (biology, not comparable) Of or relating to a taxonomic genus.
  • (grammar) Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene.
    • Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic .
  • (computing) (Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
  • (geometry, of a point) Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

    • Synonyms

    * (comprehensive) general * (lacking a brand) unbranded

    Antonyms

    * (comprehensive) specific, proprietary * (lacking a brand) non-generic, proprietary, branded

    Derived terms

    * genericity * genericness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A product sold under a generic name
  • A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties
  • (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.
  • * 1998 , Jacqueline A. Dienemann, Nursing administration: managing patient care

    • Related terms

    * gender * genus

    genetics

    English

    (wikipedia genetics) (wikiversity genetics lecture)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology, genetics) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
  • (biology, genetics) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.
  • * 2005 , Mark Linden O’Meara, The Feeling Soul: A Roadmap to Healing and Living , Soul Care Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9680459-2-3, page 45:
    • As a result of your father’s, mother’s, and their parents genetics', you are born with a genetic structure that is dealt to you at conception. Our ancestry determines our ' genetics .
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    • Synonyms

    * (genetic makeup) genes

    Derived terms

    * evolutionary genetics * optogenetics * population genetics * quantitative genetics

    See also

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