Genetic
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Genetic can refer to:
- Genetics, the science of heredity. In this context, 'genetic' means passed on through heredity.
- Genetic (linguistics), in linguistics, a relationship between two languages with a common ancestor language
- Genetic algorithm, in computer science, a kind of search technique modeled on evolutionary biology