A subdiscipline of human genetics which entails the reliable prediction of certain human disorders as a function of the lineage and/or genetic makeup of an individual or of any two parents or potential parents.
    

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The physical basis of heredity / by Thomas Hunt Morgan ... 117 illustrations.

Heredity in man / by R. Ruggles Gates.

The human genome : toward understanding ourselves / [Kenichi Matsubara].

Penrose : pioneer in human genetics report on a symposium held to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Lionel Penrose, held 12th and 13th March 1998.

Basic concepts in medical genetics : a student's survival guide / editor, Marshall Horwitz.

Human genome epidemiology : a scientific foundation for using genetic information to improve health and prevent disease / edited by Muin J. Khoury, Julian Little, Wylie Burke.

Pedigrees of Negro families / by R. Ruggles Gates.

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The human genome : toward understanding ourselves / [Kenichi Matsubara].

Penrose : pioneer in human genetics report on a symposium held to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Lionel Penrose, held 12th and 13th March 1998.

Basic concepts in medical genetics : a student's survival guide / editor, Marshall Horwitz.

Human genome epidemiology : a scientific foundation for using genetic information to improve health and prevent disease / edited by Muin J. Khoury, Julian Little, Wylie Burke.

Pedigrees of Negro families / by R. Ruggles Gates.