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Definition of Genetics
1. Noun. The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms.
Examples of category: Transformation, Cross, Crossbreeding, Crossing, Hybridisation, Hybridization, Hybridizing, Interbreeding, Chromosome Mapping, Mapping, Carrier, Amphidiploid, Diploid, Haploid, Heteroploid, Polyploid, Cross, Crossbreed, Hybrid, Vector, Cosmid, Character, Unit Character, Hereditary Pattern, Inheritance, Heterosis, Hybrid Vigor, Gene Linkage, Linkage, Fertilized Ovum, Zygote, Heterozygote, Homozygote, Cistron, Factor, Gene, Allele, Allelomorph, Haplotype, Xx, Xxx, Xxy, Xy, Xyy, Sex Chromosome, Mendel's Law, Recombination, Chromosomal Mutation, Genetic Mutation, Mutation, Deletion, Inversion, Transposition, Insertional Mutagenesis, Gene Mutation, Point Mutation, Reversion, Saltation, Dominance, Position Effect, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, Snp, Expression, Meiosis, Miosis, Reduction Division, Replication, Segregation, Transcription, Transduction, Translation, Translocation, Translate, Dominant, Recessive, Haploid, Haploidic, Monoploid, Diploid, Polyploid, Triploid, Homozygous, Heterozygous, Monogenic, Polygenic, Univalent, Bivalent, Double, Multivalent, Parental, Filial
Generic synonyms: Biological Science, Biology
Specialized synonyms: Cytogenetics, Genomics, Proteomics, Molecular Genetics, Pharmacogenetics
Derivative terms: Genetic, Genetical, Geneticist
Definition of Genetics
1. Noun. (biology genetics) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA. ¹
2. Noun. (biology genetics) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Genetics
1. the science of heredity [n]
Medical Definition of Genetics
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Genetics
Literary usage of Genetics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice: Proceedings of the by National Research Council Staff, ebrary, Inc, National Research Council, International Committee, Commission on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (1999)
"With due apologies to my colleagues from The Jackson Laboratory, most of genetics
started with the rat from the work of William Castle. ..."
2. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"Dr. Castle's book is notable not only because of its contents, but because it is
the first comprehensive advanced textbook of genetics in the English ..."
3. Principles of Animal Biology by Aaron Franklin Shull, George Roger Larue, Alexander Grant Ruthven (1920)
"The production of these minor features and the laws that govern their occurrence
arc the subject matter of the science of genetics. Scope of genetics. ..."
4. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"In particular, there were now two schools of thought in the study of genetics.
Members of the older school called themselves biometri- cians. ..."
5. Heredity and Environment in the Development of Men by Edwin Grant Conklin (1916)
"METHODS OF MODERN genetics 1. Mendelian Association and Dissociation of
Characters.—Breeders have long known that it is possible to get certain desirable ..."
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