genetic screening
Hereditary risk assessment
Genetic screening is testing to identify genes associated with diseases, disorders, or inherited traits.
It may be performed on individuals, embryos, or populations to detect risk factors or carrier status.
Prospective parents undergo screening to assess chances of passing on hereditary conditions: The genetic screening revealed she carried the gene for cystic fibrosis.
- DNA sequencingReading nucleotide base order
- prenatal testingMedical evaluation during pregnancy
- privacy concernsWorries about personal exposure
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
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Medical evaluation of body
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genetic screeningclinical diagnosis
Identifying disease through examination
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