proband
proband · probands
An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic,…An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the genetic investigation of the individual's family.
Meaning
1 sensesAn individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the genetic investigation of the individual's family.
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Latin probandus (“the one tFrom international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Latin probandus (“the one to be tested”) (denoting, in this application, the first one tested); By surface analysis, probe + -and.
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