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ge·net·ics G0083000 (jə-nĕt′ĭks)n.1. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of biology that deals with heredity, especially the mechanisms of hereditary transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms.2. (used with a pl. verb) The genetic constitution of an individual, group, or class.genetics (dʒɪˈnɛtɪks) n1. (Biology) (functioning as singular) the branch of biology concerned with the study of heredity and variation in organisms2. (Biology) the genetic features and constitution of a single organism, species, or groupge•net•ics (dʒəˈnɛt ɪks)
n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of biology that deals with the principles and mechanisms of heredity and with the genetic contribution to similarities and differences among related organisms. 2. the genetic properties or constitution of an organism or group. [see genetic, -ics; term first proposed in this sense by British biologist William Bateson (1861–1926) in 1905] ge·net·ics (jə-nĕt′ĭks) The scientific study of the principles of heredity and the variation of inherited traits among related organisms. Genetics is a branch of biology.genetics1. Biology. the science of heredity, studying resemblances and differences in related organisms and the mechanisms which explain these phenomena.
2. the genetic properties and phenomena of an organism. — geneticist, n. — genetic, adj.See also: Heredity
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in plants and animals. — geneticist, n. — genetic, adj.See also: BiologygeneticsStudy of heredity.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organismsgenetic sciencetransformation - (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNAhybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding, crossbreeding, crossing, cross - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybridschromosome mapping, mapping - (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosomecarrier - (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspringamphidiploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parentdiploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid numberhaploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomesheteroploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that speciespolyploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomescrossbreed, hybrid, cross - (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"vector - (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cellcosmid - (genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragmentscharacter - (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genesunit character - (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single genehereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parentsheterosis, hybrid vigor - (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parentgene linkage, linkage - (genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a given chromosome are linked (where one goes they all go)fertilized ovum, zygote - (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)heterozygote - (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspringhomozygote - (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristiccistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"allele, allelomorph - (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character; "some alleles are dominant over others"haplotype - (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited togetherXX - (genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a femaleXXX - (genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a femaleXXY - (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndromeXY - (genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a maleXYY - (genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomessex chromosome - (genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual; "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes"Mendel's law - (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic researchbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismscytogenetics - the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes)genomics - the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences)proteomics - the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genomemolecular genetics - the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular levelpharmacogenetics - the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organismsrecombination - (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parentschromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism |
Translationsgene (dʒiːn) noun any of the basic elements of heredity, passed from parents to their offspring. If the children are red-haired, one of their parents must have a gene for red hair. 基因 基因genetic (dʒəˈnetik) adjective of genes or genetics. a genetic abnormality. 遺傳(學)上的 遗传（学）上的 genetic engineering noun the science of changing the genetic features of animals and plants. 遺傳工程 遗传工程genetics (dʒəˈnetiks) noun singular the science of heredity. 遺傳學 遗传学References in periodicals archiveAdrenoleukodystrophy is passed down from parents to their children in a form of X-linked genetic trait. The genetic trait causes deposition of very-long chain fatty acids in the body tissues due to impaired beta oxidation.Ongoing Study Traces the Expansion of Adrenoleukodystrophy Market During 2017-2025The phenotype is the physical expression, or characteristics, of that genetic trait interacting with environmental factors.Strathspey Crown awarded US patent for titration of phenotypic (DNA) expressiongenetic trait, a locket handed from one generation to the next.With Tiny StepsTongue rolling is the genetic trait quoted very frequently by biologists toSome Interesting Facts About Tongue Rolling Trait in HumansA rare genetic trait, an Omani princess in peril and a dashing British captain -- what's common
to them?Looking at life with different eyesMost sub-Saharan Africans outside Ethiopia carry a genetic trait that makes it hard for the vivax protozoan to infect them.Changes in malaria parasite may make Africans more susceptible to infection: genetic protection from Plasmodium vivax may be in jeopardyThe results indicated that in some trees, a genetic trait is triggered when they sense that they are at an angle, causing an excess of strengthening sugar molecules in the willows' stems.Bent willows better for biofuelThe results reveal that bison with a particular domestic cattle genetic trait, mitochondrial DNA, are consistently smaller and lighter than animals with true bison mitochonddal DNA.Oh, give me a home, where the ..For the same reason, because non-Monsanto rivals have such small shares in the genetic trait markets, opportunities to stack with non-Monsanto traits in commercially viable products are probably much less than thirty percent.Competition and transgenic seed systemsDuring a decade of research supported in large part by funds from the American Vineyard Foundation, Bisson and her team first identified a particular genetic trait that can be crossed into any strain of yeast to minimize [H.sub.2]S during winemaking.Yeast technology eliminates [H.sub.2]SBouya and his friends are not albino, but leucistic - a rare genetic trait that reduces skin pigmentation.See you lighter, alligator; RARE CONDITION MAKES BOUYA A WHITE SIGHTHe said the genetic trait of preferring fattening foods could be beaten by resisting temptation and eating a healthy diet.THE PIE GENE; It makes people eat fatty foodsEncyclopediaSeegenetics |