Genetic vs Variation - What's the difference?
genetic | variation |
(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes.
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Of or relating to origin (genesis).
* 1858 ,
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing
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(nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north. Also called magnetic declination.
(board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
(music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
As an adjective genetic
is genetic.As a noun variation is
variation.genetic
English
(wikipedia genetic)Adjective
(-)David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
Wild Plants to the Rescue, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.
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.
Synonyms
* hereditaryDerived terms
* genetic algorithm * genetic code * genetic disorder * genetic drift * genetic engineer * genetic engineering * genetic fingerprinting * genetic material * genetic modificationvariation
English
(wikipedia variation)Noun
(en-noun)David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
Wild Plants to the Rescue, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.