molecular genetics
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- noun
- /məˈlɛkjələr dʒəˈnɛtɪks/
- Specialized
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genética molecular
- The team was led by Kazem Kashefi, assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics.
- advances in molecular genetics
- biology and molecular genetics
Examples
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Molecular genetics has successfully identified the genes responsible for certain hereditary diseases.
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Against this difficult backdrop, molecular genetics has made some remarkable contributions.
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So far, molecular genetics has been of little help in understanding etiology.
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The activist's task is made easier because molecular genetics is a fast-moving science that few consumers understand.
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Robert Plomin, at the State University of Pennsylvania, is actually researching this now with modern techniques of molecular genetics.
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Molecular genetics has provided evidence that loss or inactivation of tumor suppressor genes is an important step in carcinogenesis.
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Future investigations of branchial tracts should focus on embryologic molecular genetics, especially with respect to the Hox genes.
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Researchers are utilizing advancements in molecular genetics to develop targeted therapies for cancer.
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The study of molecular genetics provides insights into how DNA and RNA function at the cellular level.
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'molecular' (concerning molecules) with 'genetics' (the study of heredity): the phrase simply indicates the study of genetics at the molecular level. This modifier+noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern in English, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Molecular genetics puts together molecular, meaning very small parts, and genetics, meaning the study of genes. The image is of scientists looking at the tiniest parts of genes, so the term means 'the study of genes at the molecular level'.