Geneticist

A geneticist is a scientist who studies genetics, the science of heredity and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a researcher or lecturer. Some geneticists perform experiments and analyze data to interpret the inheritance of traits.

Geneticists participate in courses from many areas, such as biology, chemistry, physics, microbiology, cell biology, English, and mathematics. They also participate in more specific genetics courses such as molecular genetics, transmission genetics, population genetics, quantitative genetics, ecological genetics, and genomics.

Geneticists can work in many different fields, doing a variety of jobs. There are many careers for geneticists in medicine, agriculture, wildlife, general sciences or many other fields.

Listed below are a few examples of careers a geneticist may pursue.

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Medical genetics
Gene therapy
Pharmacogenomics
Animal breeding
Genomics
Biotechnology
Proteomics
Microbial genetics
Teaching
Management of a Lab
Sales and Marketing of science products
Publishing of scientific material
Patenting procedures
Paternity testing
Forensic DNA
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