Cancer Terms

Second Degree Relative

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Second Degree Relative Definition

Any relative who is two meioses away from a particular individual in a family; a relative with whom one quarter of an individual's genes is shared (i.e., grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, half-sibling) (from Genetics Home Reference glossary)

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Second Degree Relative

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