Find them here. Misconception: The edge of a continent is the same thing as a plate boundary. There is a natural sensibility to Geologyâs Theory of Plate Tectonics. Obviously, continents have moved, because of the puzzle-like fit of the continent edges across the Atlantic Ocean.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Genetic counseling. Genetic counseling is the process by which patients or relatives, at risk of an inherited disorder, are advised of the consequences and nature of the disorder, the probability of developing or transmitting it, and the options open to them in management and family planning.
Genetic counseling should be considered by couples who have one or more of the following risk factors: 1  Abnormal results from routine prenatal testing. 2  Amniocentesis results that identify a chromosomal defect. 3  An inherited disease present in a close family member.  A child with a birth defect or genetic 1  disorder. Mother over 35 years  old.