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paleogenetics

paleogenetics noun: the application of genetics to palaeontology.

Noun

paleogenetics (uncountable)

  1. The application of genetics to palaeontology.

Forms of paleogenetics

alternative formpalaeogenetics

Origin of paleogenetics

From paleo- + genetics.

Questions about paleogenetics

What does paleogenetics mean?
Paleogenetics means the application of genetics to palaeontology.
What part of speech is paleogenetics?
Paleogenetics is a noun.

Words near paleogenetics in the dictionary

  1. paleoforests
  2. Paleogene
  3. paleogenetic
  4. paleogeneticist
  5. paleogeneticists
  6. paleogenetics
  7. Paleogenic
  8. paleogenome
  9. paleogenomes
  10. paleogenomic
  11. paleogenomics

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