Cytogenetical

/ˌsaɪtoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or involving the study of cellular genetics and heredity.

Etymology

A variant form of 'cytogenetic' with the suffix '-al' added, used interchangeably to mean the same thing in older scientific literature.

Kelly Says

Scientific writing sometimes has multiple acceptable forms for the same adjective—'cytogenetic' and 'cytogenetical' mean the same thing, though the shorter form is now preferred. This kind of linguistic variation is common in technical fields.

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