Disciplines and Occupations

Medical Genetics

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.

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Abstract

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.

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1 entry terms
  • Genetics, Medical

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

80; was GENETICS, HUMAN 1963-79

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  1. H01w.158w.273w.343w.385w.500w
  2. H02w.403w.350w

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QZ 50

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Medical Genetics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005826. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005826
  2. Medical Genetics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_genetics
  3. Medical Genetics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071953