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geneticist

American

[juh-net-uh-sist] / dʒəˈnɛt ə sɪst /

noun

a specialist or expert in genetics.

Etymology

Origin of geneticist

First recorded in 1910–15; genetic + -ist

Example Sentences

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They further concluded that even if geneticists were able to speed oil production, it would be uneconomical.

From The Wall Street Journal

It wasn’t just the incident with the gown, or the geneticist assuring me that prostate cancer would be my major BRCA-related concern.

From Los Angeles Times

“He was one of the top geneticists on the Snow White Project.”

From Literature

When the Romans left, Anglo-Saxon place names replaced Celtic ones, but geneticists estimate that in the parts of England closest to Germany, only about 10% of the population were Anglo-Saxon.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team is now working with geneticists to pinpoint genes that may contribute to musical anhedonia.

From Science Daily

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