genetics
English
/dʒɛˈnɛ.tɪks/, /dʒə.ˈnɛ.tɪks/
noun
Definitions
- (biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
- (biology) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek γένεσις (origin, creation, beginning, generation, production, nativity, source, formation, origination, coming into being).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γένεσις
Gloss
origin, creation, beginning, generation, production, nativity, source, formation, origination, coming into being
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -genesis English
- Genesis English
- anthropogenetics English
- antigenetics English
- archaeogenetics English
- biogenetics English
- cardiogenetics English
- chemogenetics English
- cytogenetics English
- demogenetics English
- ecogenetics English
- ecometagenetics English
- geogenetics English
- immunogenetics English
- magnetogenetics English
- metagenetics English
- morphogenetics English
- nephrogenetics English
- neurogenetics English
- oncogenetics English
- palaeogenetics English
- paleogenetics English
- pathogenetics English
- pharmacogenetics English
- phenogenetics English
- psychogenetics English
- radiogenetics English
- sociogenetics English
- sonogenetics English
- telegenetics English
- therapy English
- therapygenetics English
- toxicogenetics English
- genesis Latin
- genetica Dutch, Flemish
- гене́тика Russian
- -génesis Spanish, Castilian
- γένεσις Ancient Greek
- γίγνομαι Ancient Greek
- *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Indo-European
- genese Norwegian Bokmål
- genese Norwegian Nynorsk
- genesis Norwegian Nynorsk
- -gineas Irish
- axiogenesis Old Norse
- Γένεση Greek (modern)
- Γένεσις Greek (modern)
- γένεση Greek (modern)
- γένεσις Greek (modern)
- *génetis Proto-Hellenic
- therapy
- Genesis
- -genesis
- geogenetics
- biogenetics
- ecogenetics
- sonogenetics
- cytogenetics
- telegenetics
- metagenetics
- demogenetics
- antigenetics
- oncogenetics
- paleogenetics
- phenogenetics
- pathogenetics
- sociogenetics
- chemogenetics
- radiogenetics
- neurogenetics
- cardiogenetics
- morphogenetics
- nephrogenetics
- psychogenetics
- palaeogenetics
- immunogenetics
- toxicogenetics
- archaeogenetics
- ecometagenetics
- therapygenetics
- magnetogenetics
- anthropogenetics
- pharmacogenetics