molecular genetics
noun
plural in form but singular in construction
: a branch of genetics dealing with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level
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But an explosion of knowledge and technology in the field of molecular genetics has changed our basic understanding of addiction drastically over the past decade.
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Karla Kaun, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
On campus there are 160 undergraduate majors across 15 colleges, from aerospace engineering to molecular genetics to real estate and urban analysis to zoology.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
Oliver Ryder — San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, USA Director of Conservation Genetics at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, overseeing research activities in the areas of molecular genetics, genomic studies and genetic rescue efforts to reduce the extinction risk of many species.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
She’s headed to the University of California, Los Angeles, to study microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2021
James Scott, who studies molecular genetics at the University of Toronto, reported that the gut microbes of babies, as found in their poop, were also in the dust in the babies' homes.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2012
In particular looking at molecular genetics and evolution can be illustrative of the grounding of broader process.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2011
Today students spend less time in the anatomy lab because so much new science—the field of molecular genetics, for example—clamors for their attention.
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
The thought of going back to school for a degree in molecular genetics was tempting but daunting.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2015
Karla Kaun, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
On campus there are 160 undergraduate majors across 15 colleges, from aerospace engineering to molecular genetics to real estate and urban analysis to zoology.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
Oliver Ryder — San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, USA Director of Conservation Genetics at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, overseeing research activities in the areas of molecular genetics, genomic studies and genetic rescue efforts to reduce the extinction risk of many species.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2022
She’s headed to the University of California, Los Angeles, to study microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics.
—oregonlive, 21 June 2021
James Scott, who studies molecular genetics at the University of Toronto, reported that the gut microbes of babies, as found in their poop, were also in the dust in the babies' homes.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2012
In particular looking at molecular genetics and evolution can be illustrative of the grounding of broader process.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2011
Today students spend less time in the anatomy lab because so much new science—the field of molecular genetics, for example—clamors for their attention.
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
The thought of going back to school for a degree in molecular genetics was tempting but daunting.
—Guest, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2015
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“Molecular genetics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/molecular%20genetics. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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