GENETICS
\d͡ʒɛnˈɛtɪks], \dʒɛnˈɛtɪks], \dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k_s]\
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By Princeton University
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The branch of science concerned with the means and consequences of transmission and generation of the components of biological inheritance. (Stedman, 26th ed)
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The branch of science which deals with natural development, as distinguished from eugenics, or the science of development through artificial selection.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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exudative diathesis
- A predisposition to interstitial subcutaneous serous or fibrinous infiltrations; subjects suffer from swollen lymph nodes, thickening of tongue, pruritus, seborrhea, gastric and cardiac crises; the condition is aggravated by pilocarpine, but favorably affected atropine adrenalin.