Medical Genetics Overview

Encyclopedia: Medical Genetics

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Medical genetics is the application of genetics to medicine. Medical genetics is a broad and varied field. It encompasses many different individual fields, including clinical genetics, biochemical genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, the genetics of common diseases , and genetic counseling. Each of the individual fields within medical genetics is a hybrid. Clinical genetics is a hybrid of clinical medicine with genetics. Biochemical genetics is a hybrid of biochemistry, mainly of...


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    Nov 28, 2008

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  • Obama may boost genetic care

    WASHINGTON - For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error approach as old as the Hippocratic Oath.

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Is genetics an important area of research in the medical field in your opinion?
I'd like to be a geneticist so I want to know if that particular area...

Genetics research is quite important in medical sense. As life grows; things changes; foods, environment; quality of air and water; age; body structure; etc. During all these process; genes either change on...

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    and found this program application for a combined residency in OBGYN and Medical Genetics on the American Board of Medical Genetics website and I was just wondering if any of you have heard about

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    Genetic counseling lets potential parents know the odds of passing on hereditary traits. Learn more about genetic counseling at HowStuffWorks.

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Your body is made up of trillions of cells. Each cell contains a nucleus which houses your chromosomes - coils of DNA that contain the genetic materials of life. Learn about chromosomes, DNA, and the inheritance patterns (dominant, recessive, x-linked) that affect how traits are passed on from one generation to the next.

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