Pronunciation: ˌ s ī -t ō -j ə - ' ne-tiks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1931
: a branch of biology that deals with the study of heredity and variation by the methods of both cytology and genetics
– cy · to · ge · net · ic \ -j ə - ' ne-tik \ or cy · to · ge · net · i · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective
– cy · to · ge · net · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– cy · to · ge · net · i · cist \ - ' ne-t ə -sist \ noun