Genetics, Medical
Also known asMedical Genetics
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.
MeSH classification
- H01.158.273.343.385.500
- H02.403.350
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HapMap Project
A coordinated international effort to identify and catalog patterns of linked variations (HAPLOTYPES) found in the human genome across the e…
Human Genetics
The scientific study of inherited human variation.
Human Genome Project
A coordinated effort of researchers to map (CHROMOSOME MAPPING) and sequence (SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA) the human GENOME.
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D005826) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗