noun
the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level
• Hypernyms: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science
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noun plural but singular in construction : a branch of genetics dealing with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level
• molecular geneticist noun
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a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.
[1965-70]
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molecular genetics singular noun (biology)
The study and manipulation of the molecular basis of heredity
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Main Entry: ↑molecule
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molecular genetics,
genetics that accounts for heredity in terms of nucleotide base sequences.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.