cytogenetics

American

[sahy-toh-juh-net-iks] / ˌsaɪ toʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the branch of biology linking the study of genetic inheritance with the study of cell structure, especially for human chromosome analysis for the detection of inheritable diseases.

cytogenetics British

/ ˌsaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of genetics that correlates the structure, number, and behaviour of chromosomes with heredity and variation

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cytogenetics Scientific

/ sī′tō-jə-nĕt′ĭks /

The scientific study of the cellular components associated with heredity, especially chromosomes.

Other Word Forms

cytogenetic adjective
cytogenetical adjective
cytogenetically adverb
cytogeneticist noun

Etymology

Origin of cytogenetics

First recorded in 1930–35; cyto- + genetics

Example Sentences

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Public Health Service for 32 years and taught cytogenetics as part of George Washington University’s adjunct faculty, died Feb. 26 at an assisted-living center in Potomac.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2018

“Hi Matthew, cytogenetics basically refers to the structure of chromosomes, and there are large-scale rearrangements of DNA implicated in many...”

From Forbes • Feb. 18, 2011

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