genetics
Meaning
- (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.
Synonyms
genetic science
study of heredity
Genetics
Translations
Genetik
génétique
genética
genetica
γενετική
genética
genètica
علم الوراثة
genetica
genetik
geneticaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒɛˈnɛ.tɪks/
Etymology
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.
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