adverb
- in a manner that does not involve or relate to genetics or heredity; without genetic basis or transmission
Usage: formed from the prefix non- and the adjective genetic; commonly used in scientific and medical contexts
Examples
- The disease can be acquired nongenetically through environmental exposure.
- Some traits are determined nongenetically by diet and lifestyle factors.
- Researchers studied how the condition develops nongenetically in certain populations.
- The mutation arose nongenetically due to radiation exposure.
- Intelligence is influenced both genetically and nongenetically.