immunogenetics

noun, plural in form but singular in construction im·mu·no·ge·net·ics \ ˌi-myə-nō-jə-ˈne-tiks , i-ˌmyü-nō- \

Definition of immunogenetics

: a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system and its components

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immunogenetic

play \ˌi-myə-nō-jə-ˈne-tik, i-ˌmyü-nō-\ adjective

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immunogenetically

play \ˌi-myə-nō-jə-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē, i-ˌmyü-nō-\ adverb

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immunogeneticist

play \ˌi-myə-nō-jə-ˈne-tə-sist, i-ˌmyü-nō-\ noun

First Known Use of immunogenetics

1936

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immunogenetics

noun plural but singular in construction im·mu·no·ge·net·ics \ -jə-ˈnet-iks \

medical Definition of immunogenetics

: a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system especially with regard to the way in which the genetic information required to produce the diversity of antibodies required by the immune system is stored in the genome, transmitted from one generation to the next, and expressed in the organism

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