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Genetics
Pronunciation
Definition 1
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. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The branch of biology that deals with heredity, especially the mechanisms of hereditary transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms (NCI Thesaurus)
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