Usage Note
Génétiquement appears most often in the phrase génétiquement modifié ('genetically modified'), commonly abbreviated as OGM in French (equivalent to GMO). The related adjective génétique and noun la génétique ('genetics') share the same root and stress pattern.
Examples
"Ces plantes sont génétiquement modifiées."
Natural Translation
These plants are genetically modified.

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