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Genetic Maps: Diagrams showing the order of and distance between genes; constructed using crossover information.

Genetic-Based Discrimination: The practice of requesting or requiring genetic testing information during the hiring process or using genetic testing information to base any other employment decisions or actions.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO): A term, currently used most often in international trade discussions, that designates crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods (e.g., . . . View Full Definition

Genetic Variation: A phenotypic variance of a trait in a population attributed to genetic heterogeneity.

Genetic Testing: Analyzing an individual's genetic material to determine predisposition to a particular health condition or to confirm a diagnosis of genetic disease.

Genetic Screening: Testing groups of individuals to identify defective genes capable of causing hereditary conditions.

Genetics: The study of the structure and function of genes and the transmission of genes from parents to offspring.

Genetic Predisposition: Susceptibility to a genetic disease. May or may not result in actual development of the disease.

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Population Genetics: The study of variation in genes among a group of individuals.