n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of biology that deals with heredity and the cellular components, particularly chromosomes, associated with heredity.
cytogenetic cy'to·ge·net'ic or cy'to·ge·net'i·cal adj.
cytogenetically cy'to·ge·net'i·cal·ly adv.
cytogeneticist cy'to·ge·net'i·cist (-sĭst) n.
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