nutrigenetics
/ˌnjuːtrɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪks/Biochemistry
noun
With singular concord. The combined influence of, or interaction between, nutritional and genetic factors in the causation of disease or preservation of health; the scientific study of this.
- Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics are overlapping fields and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, especially in non-specialist literature..
Origin
1970s. From nutri- + genetics.