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cytogenetics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction cy·to·ge·net·ics \ ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tiks \

Definition of cytogenetics

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

play \ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tik\ or cytogenetical play \ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-kəl\ adjective
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cytogenetically

play \ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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cytogeneticist

play \ˌsī-tō-jə-ˈne-tə-sist\ noun

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cytogenetics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction cy·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
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cytogenetic

play \-jə-ˈnet-ik\ or cytogenetical play \-i-kəl\ adjective
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cytogenetically

play \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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