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genetics

n. the branch of biology that is concerned with the mechanisms and phenomena of heredity and the laws that determine inherited traits. See also behavioral genetics; biogenesis; political genetics; sociogenetics.

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hemicrania

hemicrania

n. pain or aching on only one side of the head, characteristic of a typical migraine headache.