Ancestry

one's family or ethnic descent.

Environmental Factors

Environmental factors, as related to genetics, refers to exposures to substances (such as pesticides or industrial waste) where we live or work.

Family Health History

Family health history is a record of the diseases and health conditions in your family. You and your family members share genes.

Genetic Testing

Genetic testing is a type of medical test that identifies changes in genes, chromosomes, the genome, or proteins.

Genetics

the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

Heredity

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

Lineage

lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

Maiden Name

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

Maternal

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

Medical History

A record of information about a person's health

Paternal

of or appropriate to a father.

Predisposition

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

Surname

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