How traits are inherited, the genetic and congenital conditions passed down in families or present at birth, and the tests that find them.
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Genetics refers to the study of genes and the way that certain traits or conditions are passed down from one generation to another. Patterns of inheritance in humans include autosomal dominance and recessiveness, X-linked dominance and recessiveness, incomplete dominance, codominance, and lethality.
Genetics 
Genetics vs Genomics 
Genomics 101 
Epigenetics 
Genetics and Human Traits 
Genomic Research 
Deoxyribonucleic Acid 
Genes 
Chromosomes 
Patterns of Inheritance 
A Brief Guide to Genomics 
Human Genome Project 
Gene Therapy 
Genome Editing 
Genes At Work In The Brain 
Gene Expression 
Medical Ethics 
Mitochondrial DNA 
Cells and DNA 
Human Genomic Variation 
Telomeres 
Genomic Medicine 
Mitochondria 
Cloning 
Family Health History 
Gene Variants and Health 
Genetic Counseling A mutation in a person's genes can cause a medical condition called a genetic disorder. A birth defect is a physical or physiological abnormality present in a baby at birth. Learn more about the types of genetic disorders and birth defects and how they can be managed.
Genetic Disorders 
Genetics and Cancer 
Inborn genetic brain disorders 
Genetics of Hearing Loss 
Genetics and Male Infertility 
Mitochondrial Diseases 
Trisomy 
Familial Hypercholesterolemia 
Familial Breast Cancer 
Hereditary Hemochromatosis 
Color Blindness 
BRCA Gene Mutations 
Cancer Risk Factors 
Chromosome Disorders 
Achromatopsia 
Down Syndrome 
Ataxia Telangiectasia 
Trisomy 13 
Trisomy 18 
Mosaic Trisomy 14 
Chromosome 20 Trisomy 
Mosaic Trisomy 17 
Trisomy X 
Mosaic Trisomy 8 
Mosaic Trisomy 9 Mosaic Trisomy 2 
Klinefelter Syndrome 
Differences of Sex Development 
Becker Muscular Dystrophy 
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome 
Fragile X Syndrome 
Fragile XE Syndrome 
G6PD Deficiency 
Hemochromatosis 
Neonatal Hemochromatosis 
Sickle Cell Disease 
Hemoglobinopathy Hemoglobin SC Disease 
Sickle Beta Thalassemia 
Sickle Cell Trait 
Huntington's Disease 
Maple Syrup Urine Disease 
Marfan Syndrome 
Mucolipidoses 
Neurofibromatosis 
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 
Neurofibromatosis Type 2 
Niemann-Pick Disease (NPD) 
Prader-Willi Syndrome 
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome 
Rare Diseases 
Rett Syndrome 
Spinal Muscular Atrophy 
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type I 
Tourette Syndrome 
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 
Turner Syndrome 
Growth Disorders 
Usher Syndrome 
Von Hippel-Lindau Disease 
Congenital Anomalies 
Birth Defects Across Lifespan 
Dwarfism 
Achondroplasia 
Growth Hormone Deficiency 
Leukodystrophy 
Canavan Disease 
X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy 
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency 
Neural Tube Defects 
Anencephaly 
Chiari Malformation 
Chiari Malformation Type 1 
Hemophilia 
Friedreich Ataxia 
Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia 
Wilson Disease 
Tay-Sachs Disease 
Phenylketonuria 
Metabolic Disorders 
Lipid Metabolism Disorders 
Gaucher Disease 
Cerebellar Disorders 
Inborn Errors of Metabolism 
Cerebral Palsy 
Kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome 
Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy 
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 
Myelomeningocele 
Spina Bifida 
Craniofacial Abnormalities 
Treacher Collins Syndrome 
Cleidocranial Dysplasia 
Frontonasal Dysplasia 
Brain Malformations 
Dandy-Walker Complex 
Baller-Gerold Syndrome 
Muenke Syndrome 
Craniofrontonasal Syndrome 
Mowat-Wilson Syndrome 
Cystic Fibrosis 
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 
Fetal Diseases 
Pregnancy and Medicines 
Osteogenesis Imperfecta 
Kabuki Syndrome Congenital diseases and disorders are medical problems present at birth. They can be hereditary or caused by external factors like teratogens.
Congenital Heart Defects 
Critical Congenital Heart Disease 
Holes in the Heart 
Atrioventricular Septal Defect 
Ebstein Anomaly TARP Syndrome 
Transposition of the Great Arteries 
Tetralogy of Fallot 
Ventricular Septal Defect 
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 
Tricuspid Atresia 
Eisenmenger Syndrome 
Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus 
Pulmonary Atresia 
CHARGE Syndrome 
Toriello-Carey Syndrome 
Congenital Hypothyroidism 
Afibrinogenemia 
Congenital Anosmia 
Pachyonychia Congenita 
Severe Congenital Neutropenia 
Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia 
Isolated Congenital Megalocornea 
Congenital Syphilis 
Congenital Rubella Syndrome 
Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly 
Congenital Cytomegalovirus 
Congenital Tracheomalacia 
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita 
Aplasia Cutis Congenita 
Congenital Chloride Diarrhea 
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia 
Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia 
Congenital Plasminogen Deficiency 
Leber Congenital Amaurosis 
Congenital Zika Syndrome 
Congenital Laryngeal Palsy 
Congenital Radioulnar Synostosis 
GMPPA-Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation 
Channelopathy-Associated Congenital Insensitivity to Pain 
Non-Involuting Congenital Hemangioma Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy 
Agenesis of the Dorsal Pancreas 
Congenital Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt 
Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency 
Amelogenesis Imperfecta 
X-Linked Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita 
Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type I Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type II 
Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens 
Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis 
Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency 
Clubfoot 
Sprengel Deformity 
Hydrocephalus Genetic testing is a type of medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins. Over 2000 tests are available.
Genetic Testing 
Cascade Genetic Testing 
Family Health History and Cancer 
Genetic Testing for Inherited Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes 
Inheriting Genetic Conditions 
Newborn Screening Newborn Screening: Metabolic and Genetic Disorders 
Preimplantation Genetic Testing 
Prenatal Testing 
Prenatal Checkups 
Biomarker Testing for Cancer Treatment Phenylketonuria 
Direct-to-Consumer Tests 
Biomarkers 
Laboratory Tests 
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