genetic information
Blueprint in cells
Genetic information is the biological data encoded in DNA that determines inherited traits and characteristics.
The term appears most often in legal and medical contexts—laws protecting genetic information from discrimination, or concerns about who can access genetic test results.
Her genetic information revealed a predisposition to certain cancers.
The phrase emphasizes information as property that can be collected, stored, or misused.
- base pairTwo matched nucleotides bonded
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- DNA strandHereditary molecule segment
- gene expressionDNA to functional product
- alleleGene variant at one locus
CRISPR · promoter · codon · junk DNA · epigenetics · gene therapy · designer babies · pedigree · family tree · gene pool · enhancer · replication · meiosis · pharmacogenomics · double helix · mutation · recombination · paternity
- Protected Classesrace, color, religion, sex, national origin
- HIPAAHIPAA, PHI, business associate, compliance officer, OCR
- Transcriptiontranscript, transcriptionist, live transcription, verbatim, dictation
- discrimination lawanti-discrimination, nondiscrimination, gender bias, pay discrimination, discrimination lawsuit
genetic informationlearned behavior
Action acquired through experience
acquired traits · environmental factors · nurture · environmental influences · life experience
genetic, genetically, genetics, genome, genomic, genomics, genotype, genesis, generate