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Geneticist

A '''geneticist''' is a scientist who studies genetics, the science of heredity and genetic variation|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 studies|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 medical genetics|medicine, agriculture, wildlife, general sciences or many other fields. It has been suggested that geneticists going into employment in scientific research should honour a Hippocratic Oath for Scientists. Listed below are a few examples of careers a geneticist may pursue.

- Genetic counseling
- 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
- Parental testing|Paternity testing
- Forensic DNA
- Chemical warfare

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