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<ol><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/what-is-a-gene-mutation-and-how-do-mutations-occur" title="what is a gene mutation?">What is a gene mutation and how do mutations occur?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/how-can-gene-mutations-affect-health-and-development" title="gene mutations">How can gene mutations affect health and development?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/do-all-gene-mutations-affect-health-and-development" title="gene mutations">Do all gene mutations affect health and development?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/what-kinds-of-gene-mutations-are-possible" title="kinds of gene mutations">What kinds of gene mutations are possible?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/can-a-change-in-the-number-of-genes-affect-health-and-development" title="number of genes and health and development">Can a change in the number of genes affect health and development?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/can-changes-in-the-number-of-chromosomes-affect-health-and-development" title="number of chromosomes and health and development">Can changes in the number of chromosomes affect health and development?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/can-changes-in-the-structure-of-chromosomes-affect-health-and-development" title="chromosomes and health and development">Can changes in the structure of chromosomes affect health and development?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/can-changes-in-mitochondrial-dna-affect-health-and-development" title="mitochondrial DNA health and development">Can changes in mitochondrial DNA affect health and development?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/what-are-complex-or-multifactorial-disorders" title="complex or multifactorial disorders">What are complex or multifactorial disorders?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/what-information-about-a-genetic-condition-can-statistics-provide" title="genetic conditions and statistics">What information about a genetic condition can statistics provide?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/how-are-genetic-conditions-and-genes-named" title="naming of genes and genetic conditions">How are genetic conditions and genes named?</a></li></ol>
&lt; <a href="http://www.babymed.com/genetics/understanding-genetics" title="understanding genetics">Back to Understanding Genetics</a>Source:
<ul><li>NLM National Library of Medicine </li></ul>
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO): Genetics is the study of heredity, while&nbsp;&nbsp;Genomics is defined as the study of genes and their functions, and related techniques. Genomics is a relatively new term, being used more frequently since the mid-1990's.&nbsp;The main difference between genomics and genetics is that genetics scrutinizes the functioning and composition of the single gene whereas genomics addresses all genes and their inter relationships in order to identify their combined influence on the growth and development of the organism.

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