The sym- in sympathy means together or at the same time and is the same Greek prefix that one finds in synonym, symmetry, and symposium (originally, an occasion for getting together and drinking). Empathy emphasizes the notion of projection.
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.enetics 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.
Geneticists, specifically, study genes from plants, animals, and humans to determine how genes interact with each other, evolve, and duplicate. Developments in mapping the human genomeâthe set of all genes in human DNAâare taking biotechnology to a new level. Geneticists are gaining insight into ways of preventing a disease from even starting.