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cytogenetics

Syllabification: (cy·to·ge·net·ics)
Definition of cytogenetics

noun

[treated as singular] Biology
  • the study of inheritance in relation to the structure and function of chromosomes.

Derivatives

cytogenetic

adjective

cytogenetical

Pronunciation: /-ikəl/
adjective

cytogenetically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

cytogeneticist

Pronunciation: /-jəˈnetəsist/
noun

cytogenetics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cytogenetics in the British & World English dictionary