genetics
noun
ge·net·ics
jə-ˈne-tiks 
plural in form but singular in construction
1
: a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms
2
: the genetic makeup and phenomena of an organism, type, group, or condition
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Greg Lutz of Louisiana State University, who has been researching the role of genetics in aquaculture for decades, told MIT Technology.
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While a bulk of living longer and avoiding debilitating chronic illnesses lies in lifestyle changes, another factor is genetics, and the other is mere luck.
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George Church is a professor of genetics and of health sciences and technology at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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The field of genetics has historically been misused to justify pre-existing prejudices.
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al, 5 Feb. 2023
While a bulk of living longer and avoiding debilitating chronic illnesses lies in lifestyle changes, another factor is genetics, and the other is mere luck.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
George Church is a professor of genetics and of health sciences and technology at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
—Juergen Eckhardt and George Church, STAT, 1 Feb. 2023
The field of genetics has historically been misused to justify pre-existing prejudices.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023
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genetics
noun
ge·net·ics
jə-ˈnet-iks
: a branch of biology that deals with the inherited traits and variation of organisms
Medical Definition
genetics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
ge·net·ics
jə-ˈnet-iks
1
a
: a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms
b
: a treatise or textbook on genetics
2
: the genetic makeup and phenomena of an organism, type, group, or condition
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