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medical genetics  

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  • Medical genetics is the study of the interrelationship between human biological variation, including both genetic and environmental sources, and the phenotypic outcomes of health and disease. The field has rapidly moved to the forefront of biomedical research. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Medical Genetics]

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