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-genic
2a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: āproducing or causingā (hallucinogenic ); āproduced or caused byā (cosmogenic ); āpertaining to a gene or genesā (polygenic ); āpertaining to suitability for reproduction by a mediumā (telegenic ).
-genic
1combining form
relating to production or generation
carcinogenic
well suited to or suitable for
photogenic
genic
2/ Ė»åĻōɲŌÉŖ°ģ /
adjective
of or relating to a gene or genes
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of genic1
Example Sentences
Moreover, 400 insertions showed highly polymorphic frequency variability across the populations, and 76 of them, including 45 genic insertions, were Asian specific.
Quantification of genic intolerance to both classes of variation will provide added power to disease studies.
Our analysis of genic mCH across human tissues indicates a tissue-specific distribution that is distinct from those genes that were previously identified in embryonic stem cells and the brain.
Bar plot show their overlap with indicated functional genic annotations.
In brief, we applied ChIPpeakAnno to assign factor binding to genic targets and to evaluate the enrichment of genic targets for GO ontologies using standard procedures36.
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When To Use
The combining form -genic is used like a suffix with a variety of meanings, all essentially meaning "of or related to production or generation." In some instances, the initial element specifies the thing being produced. For instance, ulcerogenic means "ulcer-producing." In others, the initial element specifies the location or generator of production, such as costogenic, meaning "arising from a rib." The form -genic is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology and medicine.The form -genic comes from the combination of two forms, -gen and -ic. The form -gen means "that which produces," from Greek -²µ±š²Ōŧ²õ, meaning ābornā or āproduced.ā The suffix -ic means "having some characteristics of," from Greek -ikos. The Latin translation and cognate of -²µ±š²Ōŧ²õ is ²ŌÄå³Ł³Ü²õ, meaning āborn,ā which is the source of natal, native, and nature. Find out how these terms derive from ²ŌÄå³Ł³Ü²õ at our entry for each word.What are variants of -genic?While the form -genic doesn't have any variants, it is related to the combining forms -geny and -gen, as in endogeny and endogen. The form -genic is also closely related to the combining forms -genous, -genesis, and -genetic, as in heterogenous, biogenesis, and epigenetic. Want to know more? Read our 51³Ō¹Ļs That Use articles for -geny, -gen, -genous, -genesis, and -genetic.
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