Health Topics
Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official government
organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A
lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to
the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official,
secure websites.
URL of this page: https://medlineplus.gov/about/general/genetics/
MedlinePlus Genetics contains information originally created for the Genetics Home Reference website. In 2020, content from Genetics Home Reference was integrated into MedlinePlus.