Meanings
noungenetic lottery (plural genetic lotteries)
plural genetic lotteries
- figurativelyidiomaticThe concept that any advantageous or disadvantageous genetic traits and abilities that a person inherits from their parents are largely determined by chance.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 基因彩票
- 基因彩票 (jīyīn cǎipiào)Translations
Russian генетическая лотерея
- генетическая лотерея (genetičeskaja lotereja)Translations
Spanish lotería genética
- lotería genéticaTranslations
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APA
genetic lottery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic%20lottery
MLA
“genetic lottery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic%20lottery. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genetic lottery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic%20lottery.
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