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Definition: 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.  SPEC; restrict to the field of human genetics dealing with genet or hered disord; see note on GENETICS; DF: GENET MED   
See Also Chromosome Aberrations; Diseases in Twins; Eugenics; Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Examples Genetic Counseling 		Other names Genetics, Human; Medical Genetics; Human Genetics

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