🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

遗传学家

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yíchuánxuéjiā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Geneticist/dʒəˈnet.ɪ.sɪst/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"遗传学家正在研究基因突变的影响。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A scientist who studies genetics, the science of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

    "The geneticist conducted experiments to understand the hereditary patterns of the disease."
  2. 2

    A professional who applies genetic principles to research, medicine, or agriculture.

    "As a geneticist, she worked on developing genetically modified crops to improve yield."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the modern scientific combining form 'genet(ic)' from Greek 'genesis' (origin, birth), combined with the suffix '-ist' denoting a person practicing or concerned with a subject. Coined in the early 20th century following the rediscovery of Mendelian inheritance to describe scientists specializing in the study of heredity and variation.

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