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nongenetic

Adjective

Meaning

nongenetic (not comparable)

Not genetic.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

No one knows what the nongenetic causes of individuality are. Perhaps people are shaped by modifications of genes that take place after conception, or by haphazard fluctuations in the chemical soup in the womb or the wiring up of the brain or the expression of the genes themselves. Steven Pinker

Nongenetic Clownfish are initially male; the largest fish in a group becomes female For many species, sex is not determined by inherited traits, but instead by environmental factors experienced during development or later in life. Source: Internet

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