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cytogenetics

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′tō jə net′iks)

cy•to•ge•net•ics (sī′tō jə net′iks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)

Geneticsthe branch of biology linking the study of genetic inheritance with the study of cell structure, esp. for human chromosome analysis for the detection of inheritable diseases.

cyto- + genetics 1930–35

cy′to•ge•net′ic, cy′to•ge•net′i•cal, adj.
cy′to•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv.
cy′to•ge•net′i•cist, n.

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cytogenetics /ˌsaɪtəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪks/ n

(functioning as singular) the branch of genetics that correlates the structure, number, and behaviour of chromosomes with heredity and variation

ˌcytogeˈnetic, ˌcytogeˈnetical adj

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