ge•net•ics
Pronunciation: ( ju-net'iks), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. v.)
- the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- the genetic properties and phenomena of an organism.
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