Look up: Genetics

1. genetics
   Type: Term Pronunciation: jĕ-net′iks Definitions: 1. The branch of science concerned with the means and consequences of transmission and generation of the components of biologic inheritance. 2. The genetic features and constitution of any single organism or set of organisms.
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2. Genetics
   The study of how particular traits are passed from parents to children. Identifiable genetic information receives the same level of protection as other health care information under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Of note for genetic researchers, the rule defines 'identifiable' information to include inform...
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3. Genetics
   The science dealing with heredity.
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4. Genetics
   Genetics are those biological characteristics we inherit from our birth parents, and those universal innate abilities that humans share with each other. Humans inherit 23 pairs of chromosomes from male & female parent. 23rd pairing determines sex. XX = female. XY = male. Chromosomes contain our gene...
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5. genetics
   [n] - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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6. Genetics
   is the study of the way characters of living things are passed from one generation to the next
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7. Genetics
   The study of heredity
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8. Genetics
   Branch of biology concerned with heredity and individual characteristics.
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9. Genetics
   Genetics: The scientific study of heredity. Genetics pertains to humans and all other organisms. So, for example, there is human genetics, mouse genetics, fruitfly genetics, etc. Human genetics today comprises a number of overlapping fields, including: Classical or formal genetics -- the study of th...
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10. genetics
    the biological science that deals with the phenomena and mechanisms of heredity Category: Medicine
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11. genetics
    <study> The study of the patterns of inheritance of specific traits. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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12. genetics
    genetic science noun the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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13. genetics
    (jә-net´iks) the branch of biology dealing with the phenomena of heredity and the laws governing it.
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14. Genetics
    (from the article `Shull, George Harrison`) ...first hybrids before 1910, commercial production of them did not begin until 1922. Since that time hybrids have been adopted in all the developed ...
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15. genetics
    study of heredity in general and of genes in particular.[59 related articles]
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16. genetics
    The study of the patterns of inheritance of specific traits.
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17. Genetics
    The study of inheritance patterns of specific traits.
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18. genetics
    genetics, scientific study of the mechanism of heredity. While Gregor Mendel first presented his findings on the statistical laws governing the transmission of certain traits from generation to generation in 1856, it was not until the discovery and detailed study of the chromosome and the gene in th...
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19. genetics
    Branch of biology concerned with the study of heredity and variation – inheritance. It aims to explain how characteristics of living organisms are passed on from one generation to the next. The science of genetics is based on the work of Austrian biologist Gregor Mendel whose experiments with th...
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20. Genetics
    The science of heredity.
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21. genetics
    the study of inheritance of living things.
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22. genetics
    the science of heredity, or how the characteristics of living things are passed from one generation to the next
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23. genetics
    The study of the structure and function of genes and the transmission of genes from parents to offspring.
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24. genetics
    The study of genes and heredity. Heredity is the passing of genetic information and traits (such as eye color and an increased chance of getting a certain disease) from parents to offspring.
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25. Genetics
    The genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms.
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