The profession of the teacher / the profession of a teacher?

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It's articles again.)
Which is correct?
 

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The teaching profession.

Why don't you stick with the most natural?
 

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Thank you, 5jj! And what about the phrase "the son of a teacher"? If we only know that a person's father is a teacher (by profession), are both variants below correct?
He is a teacher's son. He is the son of a teacher.
 
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Yes, they are correct.

Also 'His father is a teacher'.

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