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Qualifier English:

genetics

Qualifier Spanish:

genética

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	genética
Scope note:	Usado para mecanismos de herencia y de genética de organismos, para la base genética de estados normales y patológicos y para los aspectos genéticos de sustancias químicas endógenas. Incluye la acción bioquímica y molecular sobre el material genético.

Qualifier Portuguese:

genética

Qualifier French:

génétique

Entry term(s):

heredity

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000235

Scope note:

Used for mechanisms of heredity and the genetics of organisms, for the genetic basis of normal and pathologic states, and for the genetic aspects of endogenous chemicals. It includes biochemical and molecular influence on genetic material.

Annotation:

subhead only; includes "heredity"; with organisms for genetic discussions; with diseases for the genetic basis & means of inheritance; with endogenous chemicals only for their genetic aspects; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.34; DF: /genet or /GE

Allowable Qualifiers:

No qualifiers

Online Note:

search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/GE or GE (SH) or SUBS APPLY GE; use /genetics to search /familial & genetic back thru 1966

History Note:

78; /familial & genetic was subheading 1966-88; used with Category B, D6, D8-13 & D24 1978-86; B, D6, D8-13, D24, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, DRUG RESISTANCE+, PIGMENTATION+ & PUBERTY+ 1987-88; B, C, D6, D8-13, D24, F3, AGING, CLIMACTERIC+, DRUG RESISTANCE+, ETHNIC GROUPS+, PIGMENTATION+, PUBERTY+ & RACIAL STOCKS+ 1989; B, C, D8-9, D11-13, D24, F3 & G4-12 1990 forward

Entry Version:

GENET

Abbreviation:

DeCS ID:

22033

Unique ID:

Q000235

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1978/01/01

Date of Entry:

1977/05/16

Revision Date:

2003/07/24

genetics - Preferred

Concept UI	M0030426
Scope note	Used for mechanisms of heredity and the genetics of organisms, for the genetic basis of normal and pathologic states, and for the genetic aspects of endogenous chemicals. It includes biochemical and molecular influence on genetic material.
Preferred term	genetics

heredity - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030427
Preferred term	heredity

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