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genetics

[juh-net-iks] / dʒəˈnɛt ɪks /
NOUN
anatomy
Synonyms
STRONG
analysis biology cytology diagnosis dissection division embryology etiology examination histology inquiry investigation medicine morphology physiology zoology
Antonyms
STRONG
connection
NOUN
botany
Synonyms
STRONG
anatomy cytology ecology horticulture morphology pathology physiology phytology pomology taxonomy
WEAK
dendrology floristics natural history paleo-botany phytogeography study of flora study of vegetation
NOUN
genealogy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ancestry lineage
STRONG
derivation descent extraction generation heredity history line parentage pedigree stemma stock strain
WEAK
blood line progeniture stirps
NOUN
heredity
Synonyms
STRONG
ancestry constitution eugenics inheritance
WEAK
congenital traits genesiology genetic make-up inborn character
Antonyms
WEAK
acquirement

Example Sentences

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Olympics and beyond will be determined by a one-time genetics test through saliva, a cheek swab or a blood sample.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Otherwise known as the Epstein files, this “library” is laden with crudity, eye-piercing typos, and rants about genetics.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

India has population-scale genetics, computing talent, clinical diversity and advancing AI tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Ph.D., co-director of the cancer genetics and epigenetics program at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and co-senior author of the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

I try to go back in my mind to a time before genetics, before everyone was in the habit of saying about everything, “It’s in the genes.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides