immunogenetics
noun
im·mu·no·ge·net·ics
ˌi-myə-nō-jə-ˈne-tiks 
i-ˌmyü-nō-
plural in form but singular in construction
: a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system and its components
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“Immunogenetics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immunogenetics. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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immunogenetics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
im·mu·no·ge·net·ics
-jə-ˈnet-iks
: a branch of immunology concerned with the interrelations of heredity, disease, and the immune system especially with regard to the way in which the genetic information required to produce the diversity of antibodies required by the immune system is stored in the genome, transmitted from one generation to the next, and expressed in the organism
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