Genetics

the Basics

  • Torpy, Janet M. MD, Writer
  • Lynm, Cassio MA, Illustrator
  • Glass, Richard M. MD, Editor

Sources: American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine, American Medical Association Family Medical Guide, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Human Genetics Programme (World Health Organization), National Human Genome Research Institute, Public Health Genetics Unit

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