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carrier screening

n.

Indiscriminate examination of members of a population to detect heterozygotes for serious disorders and to discourage sexual union and marriage with other carriers. Prenatal diagnosis is used for a married couple who are both carriers.

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Nearby words

confluent and reticulate papillomatosis, confocal, confocal microscope, conform, conformable, carrier screening, conformal projection, conformance, conformation, conformational analysis, conformist
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