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Ancestry

one's family or ethnic descent.

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Environmental Factors

Environmental factors are any physical, chemical, biological, or social elements that influence living organisms and their environment.

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Family Health History

In a medical context, a family history refers to the record of diseases and health conditions present in a person's biological family members.

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Genetic Testing

Genetic testing, also known as DNA testing, is the analysis of a person's genes, chromosomes, or proteins to identify changes in their genetic material.

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Genetics

the genetic properties or features of an organism, characteristic, etc.

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Heredity

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

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Lineage

lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

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Maiden Name

the surname that a married woman used from birth, prior to its being legally changed at marriage.

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Maternal

relating to a mother, especially during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth.

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Medical History

Medical history refers to a comprehensive record of a patient's past and present health conditions

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Paternal

of or appropriate to a father.

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Predisposition

a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way.

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Surname

a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name.