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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act — (GINA) A federal law passed in 2008, which prohibits health insurers and employers from discriminating on the basis of an employee s or applicant s genetic information. Category: Employment Law & HR Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N.… … Law dictionary
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 — Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) USA A federal law prohibiting employment discrimination against employees and applicants based on genetic information (42 U.S.C § 2000ff). Genetic information includes information about: • Personal … Law dictionary
genetic screening — The scientific procedure of examining genetic makeup to determine if an individual possesses genetic traits that indicate a tendency toward acquiring or carrying certain diseases or conditions. In 2001, scientists first published the complete… … Law dictionary
genetic engineering — The human manipulation of the genetic material of a cell. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. genetic engineering The human manipulation of the genetic material of a cell … Law dictionary
genetic mother — n. The mother who provided the egg from which an embryo developed and, therefore, contributed to the genetic makeup of the ensuing child. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
genetic — I adjective atavistic, congenital, hereditary, incarnate, ingrained, inherited, innate II index born (innate), hereditary, native (inborn) … Law dictionary
Genetic discrimination — occurs when people are treated differently by their employer or insurance company because they have a gene mutation that causes or increases the risk of an inherited disorder. People who undergo genetic testing may be at risk for genetic… … Wikipedia
Genetic linkage — is the tendency of certain loci or alleles to be inherited together. Genetic loci that are physically close to one another on the same chromosome tend to stay together during meiosis, and are thus genetically linked. Contents 1 Background 2… … Wikipedia
Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring — Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring (Gr. Gesetz zur Verhütung erbkranken Nachwuchses ) or Sterilization Law was a statute in Nazi Germany enacted on July 14, 1933, which allowed the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who … Wikipedia
Genetic testing — (also called DNA based tests) is among the newest and most sophisticated of techniques[1] used to test for genetic disorders which involves direct examination of the DNA molecule itself. Other genetic tests include biochemical tests for such gene … Wikipedia
Genetic determinism — is the belief that genes determine physical and behavioral phenotypes. The term may be applied to the mapping of a single gene to a single phenotype or to the belief that most or all phenotypes are determined mostly or exclusively by genes. While … Wikipedia
