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cytidine
cytidylic acid
cyto-
cytochalasin
cytochemistry
cytochrome
cytochrome oxidase
cytogenesis
cytogenetics
cytogeny
cytokine
cytokinesis
cytokinin
cytology
cytolysis
cytomegalic
cytomegalic inclusion disease
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cytogenetics
cytogenetics [ stō jə néttiks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
cell structure and function: the study of the relationship between inheritance and the structure and function of cell components ( takes a singular verb )


cytogenetic adjective
cytogenetically adverb
cytogeneticist noun
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