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Genetics

🔄 Synonyms of "Genetics"

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genetic sciencenoun	the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

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Word	Definition
genetic sciencenoun	the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
genenoun	(molecular biology) A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, such as (often) the structure of a protein.
genomicsnoun	(genetics) The study of the complete genome of an organism.
dnanoun	(informal, loosely) The part of a living thing that carries genetic information.
genomic	(genetics) Of or pertaining to a genome.
breedingnoun	Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
cancernoun	(medicine, oncology, pathology) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
inheritancenoun	The passing of title to an estate upon death.
genes	Genes, from 2003, is the first album released by Dave Couse since the breakup of A House in 1997.
geneticistsnoun	A scientist who studies genes.
eugenicsnoun	(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.
hereditynoun	Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.
cytogeneticsnoun	(biology, genetics) The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype.
epigeneticsnoun	(genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.
genotypingnoun	The process of determining a genotype
genealogynoun	(countable) The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
genecologynoun	(genetics, ecology) A branch of ecology dealing with genetic variation in different environments
phylogeneticsnoun	(biology, systematics) The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.
geneticismnoun	The belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history.
genotypenoun	(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.