genetics

(Engels)

1. (uncountable) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
2. (uncountable) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/d͡ʒɛˈnɛ.tɪks/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.

Concepten

genetica

erfelijkheidsleer

genetiek

Synoniemen

genetic science

study of heredity

Genetics

Vertalingen

Genetik

génétique

genética

genetica

γενετική

genética

genetyka

genètica

علم الوراثة

Vererbungslehre

genetik

genetica

jenetik

عِلم ألوراثه

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