Genetics and Genomics

Injecting DNA into a stem cell. 3D rendered Illustration. The technique is extremely useful in gene therapy.

(SOURCE: SHUTTERSTOCK).

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HUMAN GENETICS

CONCEPT OUTLINE

Karyotype in Man

■ Human chromosome complement

■ Chromosome banding

Inherited Disorders and Chromosomal Aberrations

■ Autosomal disorders

■ Allosomal disorders

Inborn Errors of Metabolisms

■ Alkaptonuria

■ Goitrous cretinism

■ Tay – Sachs disease

■ G6PD deficiency

■ Other inborn disorders

■ Cystic fibrosis

Single-Gene Disorder

■ Sickle-cell anaemia

■ Sickel cell and malarial protection

■ Lesch – Nyhan syndrome

■ Huntington disease

■ Thalassaemia

■ Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) ...