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genetics

Title English: 
genetics
Definition English: 
The study of gene structure and action and the patterns of inheritance of traits from parent to offspring. Genetic mechanisms are the underlying foundation for evolutionary change. Genetics is the branch of science that deals with the inheritance of biological characteristics.
Title Arabic: 
علم الوراثة
Title French: 
génétique
Domain: 
Social Development
Subject: 
Population
InformationType: 
Term
SourceSymbol: 
E/ESCWA/Pop/88/3