The branch of biology concerning the mechanisms and phenomena of heredity and the laws that determine inherited traits. See behavior genetics; biogenesis; political genetics; socio-genetics.
GENETICS: "Genetics is a branch of biology."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "GENETICS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/genetics/ (accessed March 23, 2023).
