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genetics
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
genetics
(noun)
genetics
/ʤə
ˈ
nɛtɪks/
noun
genetics
/ʤə
ˈ
nɛtɪks/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GENETICS
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the scientific study of how genes control the characteristics of plants and animals
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