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Genetic Illness: Sickness, physical disability, or other disorder resulting from the inheritance of one or more deleterious alleles.

Illness Prevention: Altering lifestyles and environmental factors with the intent of preventing or reducing the risk of various illnesses and diseases.

Illness Treatment: Altering lifestyles and use of medical procedures to aid in rehabilitation or reduction in symptoms or debilitation from a disease or illness.

Mental Illness: A substantial disorder of thought or mood that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life. It may be due to . . . View Full Definition

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

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

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

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.

Mental Illness And Substance Abuse Limitations: When a disability is caused by a psychological/behavioral/emotional disorder, or by alcoholism or the non-medical use of drugs, benefits may be limited by the disability contract to a period . . . View Full Definition