No. 3,365 in Portuguese
genético
"Genético" means "genetic," relating to genes or heredity.
In a sentence
O estudo genético revela informações sobre a história da evolução humana.
The genetic study reveals information about the history of human evolution.
Here, 'genético' functions as an adjective describing the type of study, indicating its relation to genetics.
A modificação genética de plantas pode aumentar sua resistência a pragas.
Genetic modification of plants can increase their resistance to pests.
In this case, 'genética' is a noun pertaining to modifications related to genetic characteristics.
Os pesquisadores analisaram a composição genética de várias espécies.
The researchers analyzed the genetic composition of various species.
Here, 'genética' is used as an adjective to specify the kind of composition analyzed, related to the organisms' genes.
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