molecular genetics

noun

a subdivision of genetics concerned with the structure and function of genes at the molecular level.

Origin of molecular genetics

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby molecular genetics

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British Dictionary definitions for molecular genetics

molecular genetics

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of the molecular constitution of genes and chromosomes

Medical definitions for molecular genetics

molecular genetics

n.

The branch of genetics that deals with hereditary transmission and variation on the molecular level.