gen·et·icsBrE/dʒəˈnetɪks/NAmE/dʒəˈnetɪks/noun[U]thescientificstudyofthewaysinwhichdifferentcharacteristicsarepassedfromeachgenerationoflivingthingstothenext遗传学Uncountable nouns ending in –icsathletics,ballistics,civics,cybernetics,genetics,geophysics,gymnastics,linguistics,optics,orthodontics,orthopaedics,phonetics,phonics,physics,semantics,semiotics,stylistics,thermodynamics