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Geneticist / Genetic Engineer

Future Prospects: Very Good

Salary(India):

300000 - 3000000

About

A geneticist or genetic engineer is a professional who studies genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms. They use their knowledge of genetics to manipulate and modify genes, often for the purpose of improving or changing an organism's traits or characteristics. Geneticists may work in a variety of fields, including healthcare, agriculture, biotechnology, and research.

A geneticist is a biologist who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. Geneticists study the inheritance of traits. They may focus on these events at the molecular, organism, or population level. Some treat people with genetic disorders. Many environmental geneticists try to understand how environmental factors or exposures interact with genes to cause disease.

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Various Paths To Follow

Path 1

12th with PCB/ PCM
Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences/ Biological Engineering / Medicine / Biochemistry / Biotechnology or Similar Field
Master's Degree Genetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering or similar field

Path 2

12th with PCB
MBBS
MD in Medical Genetics / Clinical Genomics / Bio-Physics / Blood Banking & Immunology Hematology / Immunology Hematology & Blood Transfusion
Certification as Clinical Geneticist / Clinical Molecular Geneticist / Clinical Cytogeneticist

Path 3

12th with PCMB
Bachelor's in Physics and Chemistry
Master's in Biophysics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Biostatistics or similar fields
Ph.D in Computational genomics/Statistical Genomics

Path 5