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genetics definition

ge·net·ics (jə net′iks)

noun

  1. the branch of biology that deals with heredity and variation in similar or related animals and plants
  2. the genetic features or constitution of an individual, group, or kind

Etymology: genet(ic) + -ics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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