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genetic science

DEFINITIONS OF: genetic science

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n the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

Synonyms:
genetics
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cytogenetics
the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes)
genomics
the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences)
proteomics
the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome
molecular genetics
the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level
pharmacogenetics
the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organisms
functional genomics
the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products
structural genomics
the branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteins
Type of:
biological science, biology
the science that studies living organisms
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