| consultand | A person about whose future offspring the genetic counselor is to make predictions; not to be confused with proband. Origin: consult (for counsel) + L. -andus, gerundive suffix (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dummy consultand | A person in the line of descent from the leading ancestor to the consultand proper; for logical simplicity, the dummy consultand is analyzed as if the consultand proper. (05 Mar 2000) |
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