geneticist

Noun

geneticist (plural geneticists)

1. A scientist who studies genes.
   • In an ingenious approach, a team of 11 scientists – including biologists, geneticists, glaciologists, computer scientists and ice-sheet modellers – looked at the genetics of Turquet’s octopus – a species that has been living around the Antarctic continent for about 4m years.2023 February 24, Graham Readfearn, The Guardian
2. A physician who diagnoses, treats, and counsels patients with genetic disorders or syndromes.
   • The geneticist said Ryan had a rare genetic disorder called mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I, with a wide-range of symptoms affecting multiple systems in the body.2017 May 13, Ashley Strickland, “Warned he would die by age 10, he just graduated college”, in CNN