Geneticist

Geneticist

A geneticist is a biologist who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a researcher or lecturer. Some geneticists perform experiments and analyze data to interpret the inheritance of skills. A geneticist is also a Consultant or Medical Doctor who has been trained in genetics as a specialization. They evaluate, diagnose , and manage patients with hereditary conditions or congenital malformations, genetic risk calculation, and mutation analysis as well as refer patients to other medical specialties.

Geneticists participate in courses from many areas, such as biology, chemistry, physics, microbiology, cell biology, English, and mathematics. They also participate in more specific genetics courses such as molecular genetics, transmission genetics, population genetics, quantitative genetics, ecological genetics, and genomics.

Geneticists can work in many different fields, doing a variety of jobs. There are many careers for geneticists in medicine, agriculture, wildlife, general sciences or many other fields.

Listed below are a few examples of careers a geneticist may pursue.

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  • geneticist — ge*net i*cist n. a scientist who specializes in genetics. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • geneticist — 1913, from GENETIC (Cf. genetic) + IST (Cf. ist) …   Etymology dictionary

  • geneticist — [jə net′ə sist] n. a specialist in genetics …   English World dictionary

  • geneticist — UK [dʒəˈnetɪsɪst] / US [dʒəˈnetəsɪst] noun [countable] Word forms geneticist : singular geneticist plural geneticists a scientist who studies or works in genetics …   English dictionary

  • geneticist — [[t]ʤɪne̱tɪsɪst[/t]] geneticists N COUNT A geneticist is a person who studies or specializes in genetics …   English dictionary

  • geneticist — genetics ► PLURAL NOUN 1) (treated as sing. ) the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. 2) (treated as sing. or pl. ) the genetic properties or features of an organism. DERIVATIVES geneticist noun …   English terms dictionary

  • geneticist — noun see genetics …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • geneticist — /jeuh net euh sist/, n. a specialist or expert in genetics. [1910 15; GENETIC + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • geneticist — noun a) A scientist who studies genes. b) A physician who diagnoses, treats, and counsels patients with genetic disorders or syndromes …   Wiktionary

  • geneticist — A specialist in genetics. * * * ge·net·i·cist jə net ə səst n a specialist or expert in genetics * * * ge·net·i·cist (jə netґĭ sist) a specialist in genetics …   Medical dictionary

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