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... > Natural Science Disciplines > Biological Science Disciplines > Biology > Genetics > Human Genetics > Genetics, Medical

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Genetics, Medical  

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  • Medical Genetics

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  • use for the discipline only; restrict to the subfield of human genetics dealing with genetic or hereditary disorders

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  • A subdiscipline of human genetics which entails the reliable prediction of certain human disorders as a function of the lineage and/or genetic makeup of an individual or of any two parents or potential parents.

History note

  • 80; was GENETICS, HUMAN 1963-79

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