Disciplines and Occupations

Human Genetics

The scientific study of inherited human variation.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The scientific study of inherited human variation.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Genetics, Human

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

use for the discipline only; note that Medical Genetics is available for the subfield of human genetics dealing with genetic or hereditary disorders

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History Note

2018; use GENETICS, MEDICAL 1980-2017

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  1. H01w.158w.273w.343w.385w

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NLM Classification

QU 450

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Human Genetics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000074705. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000074705
  2. Human Genetics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genetics
  3. Human Genetics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q265799