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Scientific Study Gets Nice Muddle

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GENETICS

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noun

• the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

33%10 Someone who frequently gets things in a muddle
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30%4Study, study, study
verb

• crowd or pack to capacity

• put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

• study intensively, as before an exam

• prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

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