genetic science

/dʒəˌnɛdɪk ˌsaɪəns/
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Other forms: genetic sciences

Definitions of genetic science
  1. noun
    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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