geneticist

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a scientist who specializes in genes, heredity, and genetic variation

   The geneticist compared DNA from several generations of the family.

2. 2
   noun

   a physician who diagnoses and advises patients about inherited disorders

   A clinical geneticist explained the test results to the child's parents.

From genetic ("relating to genes or heredity") + -ist ("a specialist or practitioner"). Genetic ultimately derives from Greek genesis ("origin, generation").

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