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- Title
Genetics: the Basics.
- Authors
Torpy, Janet M.
- Abstract
The article presents an overview of genetics, which includes the study of how human characteristics are inherited from one's parents. A discussion of definitions of terminology commonly used in genetics, including DNA and chromosomes, is presented. An examination of the different types of genetic disorders, including familial disorders and chromosome abnormalities, is offered. Different types of diseases, including unifactorial diseases and multifactorial diseases, that have been linked to genetic abnormalities, are discussed.
- Subjects
GENETICS; GENETIC disorders; MEDICAL genetics; CHROMOSOME abnormalities; CHROMOSOMES; ETIOLOGY of diseases
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, Vol 299, Issue 11, p1388
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.299.11.1388