Medical genetics involves the
application of genetic principles in the practice of medicine. Medical genetics
encompasses diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases, study of inheritance of
diseases in families, mapping of disease genes to their chromosome locations,
study of the molecular genetics and pathogenesis of inherited disorders,
provision of genetic counseling for families, and recently, investigations of
methods for gene therapy. Topics covered includes: Mendelian Genetics, Non-Mendelian
Genetics, Clinical Cytogenetics, Dysmorphology, Genetic Counseling, Prenatal
Diagnosis, Clinical DNA Diagnosis, Cancer Genetics, Problem Solving in Genetics,
Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Genetics.
This note covers the following topics: Cells and DNA, How
Genes Work, Variants and Health, Inheriting Genetic Conditions, Genetics and
Human Traits, Genetic Testing, Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing.
Author(s): U.S. National Library of Medicine, National
Institutes of Health
This PDF covers
the following topics related to Population Genetics : Introduction to Genetics,
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, Genetic Drift and Mutation, Selection, Nonrandom
Mating.
This note covers the
following topics: quantitative versus qualitative genetics, Hardy-Weinberg law
for gene frequency stability in large populations, Relationship and inbreeding,
Estimation of breeding values, Inbreeding, crossing and bred structure,
Chromosomes and chromosome aberrations, Genetics on hair and coat colour in
mammals, Estimating- and biotechnology and disease resistance.
Advanced Genetics provides an overview of
basic concepts and techniques in genetics and their use in answering fundamental
questions in biology. The lectures focus primarily on studies carried out in
yeast, C. elegans, Drosophila, mouse, and humans to illustrate the power of
genetics as an experimental tool.
Author(s): Washington
University Department of Genetics
This book aims to provide an overview on
some of the latest developments in several genetic diseases. It contains 14
chapters focused on various genetic disorders addressing epidemiology, etiology,
molecular basis and novel treatment options for these diseases.
This note covers the following topics: Children
resemble their parents, Genes come in pairs, Some genes are dominant, Genetic
inheritance, Genes are real things, cells arise from pre-existing cells, Sex
cells, Specialized chromosomes determine gender, Chromosomes carry genes,
Evolution begins with the inheritance of gene variation, Mendelian laws apply to
human beings, Genetic organization and control.