cytogeneticist
- noun
- /ˌsaɪtəʊdʒəˈnɛtɪsɪst/
- Specialized
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citológo genético
- Dr. Smith, a renowned cytogeneticist, discovered new insights into how chromosomes affect genetic disorders.
Examples
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Cytogeneticists first noted the importance of telomeres in the first half of the century when they observed that chromosomes that lost their tips stuck together and vanished after mitosis.
Academic text (1998) -
But a viable cross between the two species can involve time-consuming and expensive techniques such as embryo rescue, says ARS cytogeneticist Bryan K. Kindiger, Woodward.
Academic text (1994) -
Kindiger and retired ARS cytogeneticist Jack B. Beckett have found varieties of popcorn that can be used as a "bridge" between the two distantly related parents in this wide cross breeding program.
Academic text (1994) -
As a talented cytogeneticist, Maria specializes in studying the cell structures that determine heredity in plants.
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The research conducted by the cytogeneticist revealed significant information about chromosome abnormalities in cancer cells.
Synonyms
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A scientist who studies genes and how traits pass from parents to children
A scientist who studies cells and how they work
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
cytogeneticist = geneticist (semi-transparent) = cyto + genetic + ist
The word is formed by adding the specialized combining form 'cyto-' (cell) to the familiar word 'geneticist', so structure is regular but the prefix is scientific and may be unfamiliar to average learners.
Etymology
Cytogeneticist breaks into cyto- 'cell', genetic 'about genes', and -ist 'a person who studies'. So a cytogeneticist is a scientist who studies genes and chromosomes inside cells, which explains why they work on heredity and genetic disease.