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cy·to·ge·net·ics | \ ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tiks 
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\Definition of cytogenetics
: a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics
Other Words from cytogenetics
cytogenetic \ ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tik \ or cytogenetical \ ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-kəl \ adjective
\ or cytogenetical \ ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-kəl \ adjectivecytogenetically \ ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
\ adverbcytogeneticist \ ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tə-sist \ noun
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cytogenetics
noun plural but singular or plural in constructioncy·to·ge·net·ics | \ -jə-ˈnet-iks \
\Medical Definition of cytogenetics
: a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics
Other Words from cytogenetics
cytogenetic \ -jə-ˈnet-ik \ or cytogenetical \ -i-kəl \ adjective
\ or cytogenetical \ -i-kəl \ adjectivecytogenetically \ -i-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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The first known use of cytogenetics was in 1930
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