radiogeneticsn.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊdʒᵻˈnɛtɪks/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊdʒəˈnɛdɪks/ Now rare.
With singular agreement: the study of the effects of ionizing radiation on the structure and function of genetic material; = radiation genetics n. at radiation n. Compounds 1b.
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eugenics1883
thremmatology1888
negative eugenics1908
phenogenetics1928
cytogenetics1930
genetic engineering1934
radiogenetics1934
population biology1935
population genetics1938
immunogenetics1947
gengineering1985
archaeogenetics1999
1934 Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quantitative Biol. 2 251/2 It has remained for the work of Muller and associates especially on Drosophila to found a technique and an entire radiogenetics.
1955 Times 18 Aug. 6/1 The organization that he thought necessary would consist of experts in radiophysics and radiobiology, including radiogenetics.
1973 Science 10 Aug. (advt.) 596/2 Molecular biologist... Specializations: radiogenetics, radiochemistry, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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