Definitions for "GENETIC EFFECTS"
A genetic effect is the result of exposure to radioactivity or substances that cause damage to the genes of a reproductive cell (sperm or egg) which can then be passed from one generation to another.
Effects that are inheritable and appear in the descendants of those exposed.
Changes in a person's germ calls (sperm or ova) that are transmissible to future generations. Such changes result from mutations in genes within the germ cells.