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genecology
noun
gen·ecology
\¦jēn, ¦jen +\
Definition of genecology
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: a branch of ecology concerned primarily with the species and its genetically variant subdivisions, with their position in nature and, with the controlling and ecological factors
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Origin and Etymology of genecology
Greek genos race (from gignesthai to be born) + English ecology
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