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genetics  

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  • Genetics refers to that branch of biology that focuses on the mechanisms of heredity. Scientific knowledge about those mechanisms is rapidly increasing as we continue to uncover greater detail about the human genome. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Genetics]

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