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geneticist

[ juh-net-uh-sist ]
/ dʒəˈnɛt ə sɪst /
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noun
a specialist or expert in genetics.
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Origin of geneticist

First recorded in 1910–15; genetic + -ist
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British Dictionary definitions for geneticist

geneticist
/ (dʒɪˈnɛtɪsɪst) /

noun
a person who studies or specializes in genetics
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