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    Genética (en. Genetics)

    /xe̞ˈnetika/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A branch of biology that deals with inheritance and variation in organisms.
    Genetics explains how traits are transmitted from parents to children.
    La genética explica cómo se transmiten los rasgos de padres a hijos.
    The study of genes and their functions.
    Advances in genetics have allowed us to understand hereditary diseases.
    El avance en genética ha permitido entender enfermedades hereditarias.
    A set of characteristics inherited from an organism.
    The genetics of the Labrador breed makes it friendly and sociable.
    La genética del perro de la raza labrador lo hace amistoso y sociable.

    Etymology

    From the Greek 'genesis', meaning birth or origin.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    genetic manipulation
    Modification of an organism's genes.
    manipulación genética
    pattern of inheritance
    The way genetic traits are transmitted.
    patrón de herencia
    molecular genetics
    A field of genetics that studies the molecules that compose genes.
    genética molecular

    Related Words

    gene
    Basic unit of inheritance.
    gen
    DNA
    Deoxyribonucleic acid that contains genetic information.
    ADN
    inheritance
    Transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring.
    herencia

    Slang Meanings

    Laboratory genetics
    That experiment is pure laboratory genetics, it has nothing natural about it.
    Ese experimento es pura genética de laboratorio, no tiene nada natural.
    Genetics 2.0
    With genetics 2.0, we can now customize medical treatments.
    Con la genética 2.0, ahora podemos personalizar tratamientos médicos.