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genetics

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. genetics (noun plural but singular in construction)
  2. molecular genetics (noun plural but singular in construction)

ge·net·ics

noun pl but singular in constr \jə-ˈne-tiks\

Definition of GENETICS

1
: a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms
2
: the genetic makeup and phenomena of an organism, type, group, or condition
— ge·net·i·cist \-ˈne-tə-sist\ noun

First Known Use of GENETICS

1905

Other Genetics Terms

chimera, hermaphrodite, plasticity

Rhymes with GENETICS

athletics, phonetics, poetics

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