geneticist
/dʒəˈnɛtɪsɪst/
noun
- A scientist who studies genes, heredity, and genetic variation in living organisms.
- A team of geneticists is working to develop crops that can survive in dry climates.
- My cousin became a geneticist because she wanted to help find cures for inherited disorders.
- The geneticist explained how DNA mutations can cause certain diseases.