geneticist
Heredity research specialist
A geneticist is a scientist who studies genes and heredity—how traits pass from parents to offspring and how DNA functions.
Geneticists work in research, medicine, agriculture, and forensics: The geneticist identified the mutation responsible for the disorder.
Medical geneticists counsel patients about inherited conditions and genetic testing.
Property received from ancestors
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- dominantHaving superior influence
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
pedigree · Mendelian · trait · carrier · offspring · gamete · meiosis · zygote
DNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
- thymineDNA nitrogen base
- cytosinePyrimidine nucleobase in genetics
guanine · sequencing · replication · transcription · translation · polymerase · telomere · codon
Determining element order
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- pharmacogenomicsGene-based drug response study
- microarrayGene expression detection tool
Identification of illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- disorderAbsence of organization
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
screening · testing · prenatal · Huntington · BRCA · hereditary
Fitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- fitnessGood physical shape
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- coalescentGrowing into one
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- publicationIssued written material
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
biobank · grant · protocol · hypothesis · collaboration · specimen · methodology
Making identical copies
- GMOLab-altered life form
- vectorQuantity with direction
- transformationThorough change in form
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
biosynthesis · patent · Dolly · application · commercialization
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- dominantHaving superior influence
recessive · pedigree · Mendelian · trait · carrier · offspring · gamete · meiosis · zygote · crossover
chromosome
DNA strand carrying genes
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- adeninePurine nucleobase in DNA
- thymineDNA nitrogen base
cytosine · guanine · sequencing · replication · transcription · translation · polymerase · telomere · codon · Watson
sequencing
Determining element order
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- pharmacogenomicsGene-based drug response study
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- disorderAbsence of organization
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
mutation · screening · testing · prenatal · Huntington · BRCA · hereditary
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- fitnessGood physical shape
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- publicationIssued written material
- knockoutIncapacitating final blow
ethics · biobank · grant · protocol · hypothesis · collaboration · specimen · methodology
cloning
Making identical copies
- GMOLab-altered life form
- vectorQuantity with direction
- transformationThorough change in form
expression · biosynthesis · patent · Dolly · application · commercialization
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- Biologistmarine biologist, zoologist, botanist, ecologist, microbiologist
- Health Careersdoctor, nurse practitioner, nursing, physician, surgeon
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- medical careersnurse, physician, surgeon, pediatrician, cardiologist
- professionalsdoctor, nurse, lawyer, engineer, dentist
geneticistbehaviorist
Action-focused psychology adherent
environmentalist · social scientist · sociologist · ecologist · anthropologist
geneticistphysician
Licensed medical doctor
general practitioner · clinician · family doctor · surgeon · nurse