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Glossary of Genetic Terms

 
 [-- congenital --]

 
defined: Any trait or condition that exists from birth.

explained: Listen to a detailed explanation.

Lindsay Middelton, R.N., of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Medical Genetics Branch, defines congenital.

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terms:
  birth defects

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