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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgenética
Pronunciation / Transliteration: genetica
"Ele é um professor de genética."
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The branch of biology that studies heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics in living organisms.
"Advances in genetics have revolutionized modern medicine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in 1906 by British biologist William Bateson from the Greek genesis meaning 'origin', related to gen- meaning 'birth' or 'begetting'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Genetics" is said worldwide
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génétique
Transliteration: genetique
"Elle étudie la génétique à l'université."
Genetik
Transliteration: Genetik
"Die Genetik spielt eine wichtige Rolle in der Medizin."
genetica
Transliteration: genetica
"La genetica spiega come i tratti vengono trasmessi."
genética
Transliteration: genetica
"La genética determina el color de los ojos."
genética
Transliteration: genetica
"Ele é um professor de genética."
आनुवंशिकी
Transliteration: aanuvanshiki
"वह आनुवंशिकी का अध्ययन कर रहा है।"
遗传学
Transliteration: yíchuánxué
"现代遗传学始于孟德尔的实验。"
유전학
Transliteration: yujeonhak
"그는 대학에서 유전학을 전공했다."
遺伝学
Transliteration: idengaku
"遺伝学の進歩は目覚ましい。"
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