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Genetic Testing
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Definition
: Detection of a MUTATION; GENOTYPE; KARYOTYPE; or specific ALLELES associated with genetic traits, heritable diseases, or predisposition to a disease, or that may lead to the disease in descendants. It includes prenatal genetic testing.
human and animal; for phenotype or genotype
See Also
Databases, Genetic
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Databases, Nucleic Acid
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Genetic Predisposition to Disease
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Genetic Privacy
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Heterozygote Detection
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Preimplantation Diagnosis
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Prenatal Diagnosis
Other names
Genetic Predisposition Testing; Testing, Predictive Genetic; Testing, Genetic Predictive; Testing, Genetic; Screenings, Genetic; Screening, Genetic; Predisposition Testing, Genetic; Genetic Testing, Predictive; Genetic Screenings; Genetic Predictive Testing; Testing, Genetic Predisposition; Predictive Testing, Genetic; Predictive Genetic Testing; Genetic Screening