HUMAN BIOLOGY & GENETICS

Genetic Basis of Development

Dec 29, 2019 by in HUMAN BIOLOGY & GENETICS Comments Off on Genetic Basis of Development

Developmental genetics is the study of how the instructions encoded in genes control and coordinate development of an organism, beginning with fertilization and ending with death. The field is important…

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Cancer Genetics

Dec 29, 2019 by in HUMAN BIOLOGY & GENETICS Comments Off on Cancer Genetics

Present evidence indicates that approximately one in four deaths is now due to cancer and that invasive cancer will be diagnosed in more than half of the population at some…

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Genetic Testing and Gene Therapy

Dec 29, 2019 by in HUMAN BIOLOGY & GENETICS Comments Off on Genetic Testing and Gene Therapy

As we have seen in previous chapters, significant advances have occurred in many areas of medical genetics, including DNA sequencing technology, disease-gene identification, and cytogenetics. These developments have paved the…

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Genetics and Precision Medicine

Dec 29, 2019 by in HUMAN BIOLOGY & GENETICS Comments Off on Genetics and Precision Medicine

Scientific, technological, and medical advances have made it possible to detect, diagnose, and treat most common diseases (e.g., asthma, diabetes, and hypertension) early in their course and more effectively than…

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