geneticist

[ juh-net-uh-sist ]

noun

1. a specialist or expert in genetics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of geneticist¹

First recorded in 1910–15; genetic + -ist

Example Sentences

Darwin called the same phenomenon the “correlation of growth” and geneticist today study what they call “pleiotropic effects.”

From The Daily Beast

When Ellie was 18 months old, their pediatrician, now at a loss for other explanation, suggested they return to a geneticist.

From The Daily Beast

The geneticist also told them there would be a risk to Sarah in carrying a child with either syndrome.

From The Daily Beast

Mark was told by his geneticist that, given her genomic configuration, Jennifer was unusually verbal, mobile, and independent.

From The Daily Beast

“These measures of penetrance are likely artificially high,” says University of Cardiff medical geneticist David Cooper.

From The Daily Beast

The geneticist, Piccione, drew symbols on a scratch pad and stared blankly at the wall.

From Project Gutenberg

This fact would be interpreted by the geneticist as an evidence of hybridity.

From Project Gutenberg