1872, "laws of origination;" see genetic + -ics. A coinage of English biologist William Bateson (1861-1926). Meaning "study of heredity" is from 1891.
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genesis
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genetic
geneticist
genetics
geneva
Geneva
Genevieve
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geniality
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