单词 | genetic testing |
释义 | genetic testingA process in which a person's or an embryo's DNA is isolated and tested for the presence of specific genes or defects that could indicate the future onset of some disease. notes for genetic testingIn the United States, genetic testing is most often performed on alert prospective parents for possible problems during a pregnancy or the likelihood of congenital disease in a future child. The privacy of the results is one of the many difficult issues with this practice, particularly as it relates to insurance underwriting. Words nearby genetic testinggenetic marker, genetic psychology, genetic relationship, genetics, genetic screening, genetic testing, genetotrophic, gene transfer, geneva, Geneva bands, Geneva Convention The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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