Terms Related to Genetic Load

• Genetic Predisposition Testing

  Searching a population or individuals for persons possessing certain genotypes or karyotypes that: (1) are already associated with disease or predispose to disease; (2) may ...

• Genetic Drift

  The proportion of one particular allele in the total of all alleles for one genetic locus in a breeding population.

• Genetic Screening

  Searching a population or individuals for persons possessing certain genotypes or karyotypes that: (1) are already associated with disease or predispose to disease; (2) may ...

• Twin Study (PT)

  A method of detecting genetic causes in human traits and genetic factors in behavior using sets of twins.

• Selection

  Differential and non-random reproduction of different genotypes, operating to alter the gene frequencies within a population.

• Coisogenic Animal

  Inbred strains of animals that are genetically identical except at a single locus, or a few specified loci, so that their known genetic differences are ...

• Genetic Privacy

  The protection of genetic information about an individual, family, or population group, from unauthorized disclosure.