cytogenetics

[ sahy-toh-juh-net-iks ]

/ ˌsaɪ toʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪks /

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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.

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Origin of cytogenetics

First recorded in 1930–35; cyto- + genetics

OTHER WORDS FROM cytogenetics

cy·to·ge·net·ic, cy·to·ge·net·i·cal, adjectivecy·to·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverbcy·to·ge·net·i·cist, noun

Words nearby cytogenetics

cytochrome reductase, cytocidal, cytoclasis, cytoclastic, cytogenesis, cytogenetics, cytokine, cytokinesis, cytokine storm, cytokinin, cytol.

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British Dictionary definitions for cytogenetics

cytogenetics

/ (ˌsaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks) /

noun

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

Derived forms of cytogenetics

cytogenetic, adjectivecytogenetically, adverbcytogeneticist, noun

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Scientific definitions for cytogenetics

cytogenetics

[ sī′tō-jə-nĕt′ĭks ]

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