define genetics and heredity
Genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation in living organisms. It is generally considered a field of biology, but it intersects frequently with many of the life sciences and is strongly linked with the study of information systems. The father of genetics is Gregor Mendel, a late 19th-century scientist and Augustinian friar.
WHO definitions of genetics and genomics. Genetics is the study of heredity.1. Genomics is defined as the study of genes and their functions, and related techniques. 1,2.