Word: ecogenetics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
co
ge
ne
tics
Definition: The branch of genetics that studies the influence of hereditary factors on the response of organisms to their environment
Morphemes:
Affix: eco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ecology or the environment (in the ecological sense)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οἶκος
Language: grc
Decoded: oikos
Meaning: house, household
Affix: gene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γενεά
Language: grc
Decoded: genea
Meaning: generation, descent
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.