geneticist
noun/dʒəˈnɛtɪsɪst/
Frequency rank: #18,523 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A scientist who specializes in the study of genetics and heredity.
Example sentence
The renowned geneticist spent decades studying inherited diseases in isolated populations.
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