Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms

How to Cite Terms

The following are examples of how to reference, or cite, a term from the Talking Glossary as part of a formal research paper.

Two common citation styles are shown for each term: APA, which is commonly used in psychology, education, and other social sciences; and MLA, which is commonly used in literature, arts, and humanities.

APA

National Institutes of Health. National Human Genome Research Institute. “Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms.”
Retrieved October 13, 2012, from http://www.genome.gov/glossary/
http://www.genome.gov/glossary/?id=0

MLA

National Institutes of Health. “Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms.”
National Human Genome Research Institute. 13 October 2012, from http://www.genome.gov/glossary/
http://www.genome.gov/glossary/?id=0