Geneticist
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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 biologist who specializes in genetics wordnet
- 3 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."
Example
More examples"Neil Gemmell, a geneticist from the University of Otago in New Zealand, led the study that tried to catalog all living species in the lake by extracting DNA from water samples."
Etymology
From genetic (“related to genes”) + -ist (“person following a profession or interest”).
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