Medical applications of genetics
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Understanding the genome will have great importance for medicine in the future, such as identifying genes linked to inherited disorders and matching medicines to a patient's genotype.
The search helps identify targets for new medicines and can support earlier diagnosis or risk assessment.
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- DNA and the genome (AQA GCSE)
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