genetic testing
11genetic counseling — A communication process between a specially trained health professional and a person concerned about the genetic risk of disease. The person s family and personal medical history may be discussed, and counseling may lead to genetic testing …
12genetic test — /dʒəˌnɛtɪk ˈtɛst/ (say juh.netik test) noun a test for various genetically inherited disorders which relies on direct examination of the individual s DNA, or searches for the products that would result from the existence of such disorders, as… …
13genetic underclass — /dʒəˌnɛtɪk ˈʌndəklas/ (say juh.netik unduhklahs) noun a group of people shown by genetic testing to have a more than average risk of incurring a disease, who may as a result be discriminated against by insurance companies, employers, etc …
14Genetic counseling — is the process by which patients or relatives, at risk of an inherited disorder, are advised of the consequences and nature of the disorder, the probability of developing or transmitting it, and the options open to them in management and family… …
15Genetic linkage — is the tendency of certain loci or alleles to be inherited together. Genetic loci that are physically close to one another on the same chromosome tend to stay together during meiosis, and are thus genetically linked. Contents 1 Background 2… …
16Genetic screening — Testing a population to identify individuals at risk for a genetic disease or for transmitting it. Newborns may be screened for PKU (phenylketonuria), Jews for the gene for Tay Sachs disease, Blacks for the sickle cell gene, etc. * * * screening… …
17Genetic history of indigenous peoples of the Americas — For a non technical introduction to genetics in general, see Introduction to genetics …
18Genetic algorithm — A genetic algorithm (GA) is a search heuristic that mimics the process of natural evolution. This heuristic is routinely used to generate useful solutions to optimization and search problems. Genetic algorithms belong to the larger class of… …
19Genetic code — A series of codons in part of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule. Each codon consists of three nucleotides, usually representing a single amino acid. The nucleotides are abbreviated with the letters A, U, G and C. This is mRNA, which uses U (uracil) …
20Genetic origins of the Turkish people — The migrations of Turkic speaking groups in Anatolia was a shift in language barrier between Altaic languages and Indo European languages. The nature of this exchange has been subject of long debates by the scientists. Anatolia and the medieval… …
