genetikailag

Genetikailag is a Hungarian adverb meaning "genetically." It is used to indicate that a trait, process or condition relates to genes or heredity. In everyday and scientific contexts it modifies verbs and adjectives to specify a genetic basis for an observation or action.

The word is derived from the adjective genetikai (genetic) with the Hungarian adverbial suffix -lag, which forms adverbs from adjectives. In Hungarian pronunciation it is segmented roughly as ge-ne-ti-kai-lag with primary stress on the first syllable. The corresponding English translation is "genetically," and similar forms exist in other languages (for example genetically in English, génétiquement in French).

Common collocations include genetikailag módosított (genetically modified), genetikailag meghatározott (genetically determined), and genetikailag öröklődő (genetically inherited). The term appears frequently in biology, medicine, agriculture and bioethics, where it helps distinguish genetic causes from environmental or developmental ones.

Usage may vary between technical and colloquial speech; in scientific writing more precise phrases (e.g., "a génmutáció következtében" — "as a result of a gene mutation") are often preferred. The term also features in public debates about genetically modified organisms, genetic testing and hereditary diseases.