Main Entry: cy·to·ge·net·ics

Pronunciation: \ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tiks\

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1931

: a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics

— cy·to·ge·net·ic \-jə-ˈne-tik\ or cy·to·ge·net·i·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective

— cy·to·ge·net·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— cy·to·ge·net·i·cist \-ˈne-tə-sist\ noun