molecular genetics

noun

a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.

Origin of molecular genetics

First recorded in 1965–70

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British Dictionary definitions for molecular genetics

molecular genetics

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of the molecular constitution of genes and chromosomes

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molecular genetics in Medicine

molecular genetics

n.

The branch of genetics that deals with hereditary transmission and variation on the molecular level.