biogenetics

[bahy-oh-juh-net-iks] /ˌbaɪ oʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪks/

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noun, (used with a singular verb)

genetic engineering.

Origin of biogenetics

bio- + genetics

Related forms

biogenetic, adjective

biogeneticist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for biogenetics

biogenetics

/ˌbaɪəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks/

noun

(functioning as sing) the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms

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