# geneticist

/dʒəˈnɛtəsəst/ (US) · /dʒɛnˈɛtɪsˌɪst/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/geneticist
Updated: 2026-10-18

## Definition

a scientist who studies genes and how traits pass from parents to children. You see this word in talks about health, DNA tests, or family traits.

For teachers: a scientist specializing in genetics, studying genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. Such work spans research, medicine, agriculture, and counselling, focusing on inherited traits and disorders.

## Examples

- The geneticist explains our DNA test results.
- The young couple visits a geneticist to understand the risk of passing a rare condition to their child.
- The geneticist traced the family's unusual eyesight through three generations, linking archival records with modern sequencing to confirm a single inherited variant.

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