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Definition of genetics noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

genetics

noun
 
/dʒəˈnetɪks/
 
/dʒəˈnetɪks/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the scientific study of the ways in which different characteristics are passed from each generation of living things to the nextTopics Biologyb2
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    • evolutionary
    • molecular
    • medical
    • …
    phrases
    • the science of genetics
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