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Results 1 - 10 of 499 for Heredity
  1. Genetic testing and your cancer risk 
    ... passed down in the genes in your family. Genetic testing can help you find out if you have a genetic mutation that may lead to cancer or that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000842.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Genetics 
    Genetics is the study of heredity, the process of a parent passing certain genes to their children. A person's appearance -- height, hair color, skin color, and eye ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002048.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Prenatal genetic counseling 
    Genetics is the study of heredity, the process of a parent passing certain genes on to their children. A person's appearance, such as height, hair color, skin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000510.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Chorionic villus sampling 
    ... pregnant women have to screen their baby for genetic problems. ... The test is used to identify any genetic disease in your unborn baby. It is very accurate, and it can be done very early in a pregnancy. Genetic problems can occur ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003406.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Nuchal translucency test 
    ... assess the risk for Down syndrome and other genetic problems in the baby. ... In a baby with Down syndrome or other genetic disorders, there is more fluid than normal. This ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007561.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Quadruple screen test 
    ... level in the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby. Genetic testing can be done on the amniotic fluid ... out certain birth defects (such as Down syndrome). Genetic counseling. Ultrasound to check the baby's brain, spinal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007311.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Sex-linked dominant 
    ... topics include: Autosomal dominant Autosomal recessive Chromosome Gene Heredity and disease Inheritance Sex-linked recessive ... disorders are so severe that males with the genetic disorder may die before birth. Therefore, there may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002050.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Autosomal recessive 
    ... 2016:chap 43. Gregg AR, Kuller JA. Human genetics and patterns of inheritance. In: Resnik R, Lockwood ... chap 1. Jones KL, Jones MC, Campo M. Genetics, genetic counseling, and prevention. In: Jones KL, Jones ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002052.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Autosomal dominant 
    Jones KL, Jones MC, Campo M. Genetics, genetic counseling, and prevention. In: Jones KL, Jones MC, Campo MD, eds. Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Deformation . 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002049.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Genetics (image) 
    Genetics is the study of heredity and how traits are passed along from parents to offspring. Genes are contained within the chromosomes found within the egg and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9882.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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