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non-genetic adjective (alsonongenetic)uk /ˌnɒn.dʒəˈnet.ɪk/ us /ˌnɑːn.dʒəˈnet̬.ɪk/ not caused by or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) received by each animal or plant from its parents: Genetic and non-genetic factors have been identified to have roles in the incidence of dementia. The cause is believed to be non-genetic in the majority of cases. There are changes that can be made to the environmental, in other words non-genetic, determinants of the disease. The treatment has been shown to be effective for a number of genetic and non-genetic disorders. A thorough diagnosis should include the consideration of genetic and nongenetic conditions based on clinical judgment in individual cases. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Genetics accession number adenine anaphase autosomal autosomally genetic fingerprinting genetically genetically engineered geneticist genic genomic genomics monozygotic mutate non-Darwinian non-familial non-mutant nondominant nonhomologous sex-linked |