geneticist

[ juh-net-uh-sist ]

noun
  1. a specialist or expert in genetics.

Origin of geneticist

1
First recorded in 1910–15; genetic + -ist

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How to use geneticist in a sentence

  • He wondered if it would be possible for the biologists and the geneticists to trace the evolution of the animal.

    The Asses of Balaam | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Marscorp is conducting its own experiments here, with a crew of expert geneticists.

    Rebels of the Red Planet | Charles Louis Fontenay

British Dictionary definitions for geneticist

geneticist

/ (dʒɪˈnɛtɪsɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who studies or specializes in genetics

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