genetics

genetics

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English

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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛˈnɛ.tɪks/
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ˈnɛ.tɪks/
  • (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛnɐ.ʈɪks/

Noun

genetics (uncountable)

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

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See also

  • Appendix:Glossary of genetics

Occitan

Adjective

genetics

  1. masculine plural of genetic

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