Genetics

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012228",
  "term": "Genetics",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The study of inheritance patterns of specific traits.\n\n2. The scientific study of genes and heredity - of how particular qualities or traits are transmitted from parents to offspring.",
  "references": [
    "Glossary: Potential Implications of Genomics for Regulatory and Risk Assessment Applications at EPA: EPA Science Policy Council at http://www.epa.gov/osa/pdfs/EPA-Genomics-White-Paper.pdf. Quotation from U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Human Genome Project Information, Genome Glossary",
    "NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/genetics/"
}