Merging iPhone contacts with Mac Contacts

I typically create and modify contacts on my iPhone (iOS 6.1.3). However, I have some of the same or similar contacts in my Mac Contacts application (Yosemite). How can I merge the contacts from my iPhone onto my Mac, so the incomplete address cards on the laptop will have the info from the iPhone. The support material all seems to say that if I try syncing them, my iPhone's contacts will be replaced by the Mac contacts... I sync everything manually, and have always had contact syncing turned off.
I'm afraid to try syncing, and maybe lose the additional information I've added to people's cards on my iPhone.

I can't be 100% sure on that. However, what I do know is that it will be a backup of your most recent info. Therefore, any new apps, new contacts, emails, etc. since your last backup would get added. So if you have to restore and you select the backup date, you should get everything from that backup. I've relied on iPhone backups many times in the past and they've all worked just great. Will simply require some time if you have a lot of apps and info that need to be restored.

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