cytogenetics
noun
cytogenetics is a noun meaning “The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-Y-T-O-G-E-N-E-T-I-C-S, and it appears about once in every 12 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does cytogenetics mean?
noun
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The branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and number of chromosomes as seen in isolated cells and variation in genotype and phenotype.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is cytogenetics?
Cytogenetics appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Cytogenetics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the branch of genetics that studies the relationships between the structure and :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cytogénétique |
| German | Zytogenetik, Cytogenetik, Zellgenetik |
| Portuguese | citogenética |
| Spanish | citogenética |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cytogenetics come from?
From cyto- + genetics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).