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GENETICS

\d͡ʒɛnˈɛtɪks], \d‍ʒɛnˈɛtɪks], \dʒ_ɛ_n_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_k_s]\

Definitions of GENETICS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The branch of science concerned with the means and consequences of transmission and generation of the components of biological inheritance. (Stedman, 26th ed)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The branch of science which deals with natural development, as distinguished from eugenics, or the science of development through artificial selection.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

That part of Biology dealing with heredity and variation.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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