the study of genetics as a phenomenon of defined populations by the criteria, methods, and objectives of epidemiology rather than of population genetics.
ep·i·de·mi·o·log·ic ge·net·ics
(ep'i-dē'mē-ŏ-loj'ik jĕ-net'iks) The study of genetics as a phenomenon of defined populations by the criteria, methods, and objectives of epidemiology rather than of population genetics.