carrier screening

noun

clinical genetic testing of prospective parents aimed at detecting genetic mutations which could effect their children

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Meanings

nouncarrier screening (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyclinical genetic testing of prospective parents aimed at detecting genetic mutations which could effect their children

    Carrier screening, which tests would-be parents for hidden genetic mutations that might affect their children, initially involved testing for specific genes in at-risk populations.

    2025, Jessica Hamzelou, “Expanded carrier screening: Is it worth it?: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”, in MIT Technology Review
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