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This book is a general overview on Human Genetics including: - an attempt for a definition and a short history of Human Genetics; - Mendel’s rules, basics on mitosis, meiosis and mutations; - an overview on clinical genetics including, pedigrees, modes of inheritance and genetic counseling; - basics of cytogenetics, molecular cytogenetics and molecular genetics; - pre- and postnatal genetic diagnostics with genomic disorders; and - tumor genetics (including cancer and familial cancer syndromes). - Also aspects of mutagenesis, teratology, gene therapy, population genetics and epigenetics are discussed. Overall, this book is meant as a kind of ‘starter package’ for interested future human genetics specialists.
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Human Genetics, Dr. Thomas Liehr
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- Human Genetics
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dr. Thomas Liehr
- Publisher
- epubli
- Publisher
- 2018
- ISBN10
- 3746797462
- ISBN13
- 9783746797465
- Category
- Health / Medicine
- Description
- This book is a general overview on Human Genetics including: - an attempt for a definition and a short history of Human Genetics; - Mendel’s rules, basics on mitosis, meiosis and mutations; - an overview on clinical genetics including, pedigrees, modes of inheritance and genetic counseling; - basics of cytogenetics, molecular cytogenetics and molecular genetics; - pre- and postnatal genetic diagnostics with genomic disorders; and - tumor genetics (including cancer and familial cancer syndromes). - Also aspects of mutagenesis, teratology, gene therapy, population genetics and epigenetics are discussed. Overall, this book is meant as a kind of ‘starter package’ for interested future human genetics specialists.