front 1 Ancestry | back 1 one's family or ethnic descent. |
front 2 Environmental Factors | back 2 Environmental factors, as related to genetics, refers to exposures to substances (such as pesticides or industrial waste) where we live or work. |
front 3 Family Health History | back 3 Family health history is a record of the diseases and health conditions in your family. You and your family members share genes. |
front 4 Genetic Testing | back 4 Genetic testing is a type of medical test that identifies changes in genes, chromosomes, the genome, or proteins. |
front 5 Genetics | back 5 the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. |
front 6 Heredity | back 6 the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. |
front 7 Lineage | back 7 lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree. |
front 8 Maiden Name | back 8 the surname that a married woman used from birth, prior to its being legally changed at marriage. |
front 9 Maternal | back 9 relating to a mother, especially during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth. |
front 10 Medical History | back 10 A record of information about a person's health |
front 11 Paternal | back 11 of or appropriate to a father. |
front 12 Predisposition | back 12 a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way. |
front 13 Surname | back 13 a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name. |