genetics
(Inglese)
- (uncountable) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
- (uncountable) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/d͡ʒɛˈnɛ.tɪks/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin”). Coined by English biologist William Bateson in 1905 in a letter to zoologist Adam Sedgwick, and first used publicly by Bateson at a lecture to the International Conference on Plant Hybridization in 1906.
Related words
genetic science
study of heredity
Genetics
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