Editing Genetics (section)

== Etymology ==

The word ''genetics'' stems from the [[ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|γενετικός}} ''{{lang|grc-Latn|genetikos}}'' meaning "genitive"/"generative", which in turn derives from {{lang|grc|γένεσις}} ''{{lang|grc-Latn|genesis}}'' meaning "origin".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2321880&redirect=true |title=Genetikos (γενετ-ικός) |work=Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon |publisher=Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University |access-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100615000649/http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=#1980&redirect=true |archive-date=15 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2321873&redirect=true |title=Genesis (γένεσις) |work=Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon |publisher=Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University |access-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100615000649/http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=#1980&redirect=true |archive-date=15 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite dictionary |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Genetic&searchmode=none |title=Genetic |dictionary=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823020616/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Genetic&searchmode=none |archive-date=23 August 2011}}</ref>