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The noun 'genetics' is an uncountable noun, a type of aggregate noun, a word representing an indefinite number of elements.

The noun 'genetics' is a word for the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics, a word that functions as a singular noun.

Example: Genetics is my favorite course this semester.

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The plural form of gene is genes.

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What gene controls the expression of the D1x gene in vertebrates?

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When one gene expresses itself over another the former gene is said to be the DNA?

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What is the gene mask other genes in a gene pair?

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