genetic vs hereditary

genetic and hereditary both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genetic	No	Yes	No	No
hereditary	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, genetic and hereditary are synonyms defined as:

genetic and hereditary: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity

Other synonyms of genetic include familial, inherited, transmissible, transmitted.

genetic (adjective)	hereditary (adjective)
of or relating to the science of genetics	occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
pertaining to or referring to origin	inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
of or relating to or produced by or being a gene
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity