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         <title>Amniocentesis</title>
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         <title>Anneal</title>
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         <title>Carrier Screening</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>A test to see whether you or your parent carry a genetic mutation that could cause an inherited disorder in your bod</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>A prenatal test where a sample of chorionic villi is taken from the placenta through the cervix or abdominal wall for testing</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character</div><div><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Gene Therapy</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>An experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 06:59:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Genetic Counseling</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Provides information and support to people who have, or may be at risk for, genetic disorders</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 06:59:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Genome</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>One of the biologic units of heredity, self-reproducing, and located at a definite position (locus) on a particular chromosome</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:00:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>In Vitro Fertilization</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Procedures used to treat fertility or genetic problems and assist with the conception of a child. During <strong>IVF</strong>, mature eggs are collected (retrieved) from your ovaries and fertilized by sperm in a lab</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:01:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Karyotype</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei after being stopped in the metaphase stage of mitosis</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:01:36 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Newborn Screening</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Practice of testing every newborn for certain harmful or potentially fatal disorders that aren't otherwise apparent at birth</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:01:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:01:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The technique used in molecular biology to amplify a single copy or a few copies of a piece of DNA across several orders of magnitude, generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:02:09 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Screening test used to determine if genetic or chromosomal disorders are present in embryos produced through in vitro fertilization</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:02:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Primer</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>A short strand of RNA or DNA (generally about 18-22 bases) that serves as a starting point for DNA synthesis</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:04:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Refers to the practice using medical techniques to choose the sex of offspring, including selecting embryos for transfer and implantation following IVF (in vitro fertilization) separating sperm, and selectively terminating a pregnancy</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Denoting the liquid lying above a solid residue after crystallization, precipitation, centrifugation, or other process</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:04:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:05:06 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Thermal Cycler</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>A laboratory apparatus most commonly used to amplify segments of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:05:18 UTC</pubDate>
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         <pubDate>2016-12-29 07:05:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Genetic Testing</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>A medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins</div>]]></description>
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