Main Entry: cy·to·ge·net·ics

Pronunciation: \-jə-ˈnet-iks\

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

: 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-ˈnet-ik\ or cy·to·ge·net·i·cal \-i-kəl\ adjective

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