geneticist

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geneticist

  • /d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪ.sɪst/

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From genetic (“related to genes”) + -ist (“person following a profession or interest”).

noun geneticists

  1. A scientist who studies genes. In an ingenious approach, a team of 11 scientists – including biologists, geneticists, glaciologists, computer scientists and ice-sheet modellers – looked at the genetics of Turquet’s octopus – a species that has been living around the Antarctic continent for about 4m years.
  2. A physician who diagnoses, treats, and counsels patients with genetic disorders or syndromes. The geneticist said Ryan had a rare genetic disorder called mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I, with a wide-range of symptoms affecting multiple systems in the body.

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noun scientist who studies genes

Españolgenetista
日本語遺伝学者 idengakusha
中文遺傳學家 /遗传学家 yíchuánxuéjiā
Kiswahilimwanajenetiki, mtaalamu wa chembe za urithi
Portuguêsgeneticista
Françaisgénéticien, généticienne
DeutschGenetiker, Genetikerin
Italianogenetista
Ελληνικάγενετιστής genetistís
Românăgenetician, geneticiană
Русскийгене́тик genɛ́tik

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@misc{geneticist_2026,
  title = {geneticist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/geneticist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}