Types of Human Chromosomal Disorders
Chromosomal disorders are caused by an absence, excess or abnormal arrangement of 1 or more chromosomes. The defects are there from birth; while some …
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How To Locate a Gene
Finding a gene is a vital first step in understanding and eventually trying to cure or treat a genetic disorder. With 3164.7 million nucleotide bases …
Continue ReadingIs Cheating Genetic?
Does cheating have a genetic basis? Is it possible that if you have a specific variant of a gene (a monogamy gene) you may be more prone to cheating …
Continue ReadingThe Future of Genetic Discrimination: Can Employers and Insurers Still Discriminate Based on Gene Mutations?
Have you been turned down for health insurance or employment because of a genetic mutation in your medical history? You’re not alone. Read …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Cause of Leukaemia: A Genetic Link to Leukaemia Discovered
There has been a major advance in our understanding of the genetic basis of one of the most common forms of leukaemia. For the first time scientists …
Continue ReadingCommon Genetic Birth Defects
It is a sad fact of life that every year millions of children are born with birth defects that are caused solely or partially by genetic defects. …
Continue ReadingWhat is genetic variation?
Genetic variation is considered to be the raw material of evolutionary change. Without it a species cannot change in response to changes in the …
Continue ReadingThe Genetics of Evolution
Evolution is easy to see when you look back over the earth’s history. But evolution is not full of large, significant events: instead it is an …
Continue ReadingEvolutionary Ancestors: Y-Chromosomal Adam
Mitochondrial Eve, an ancient matrilineal ancestor, is perhaps the more famous of the pair, but her male counterpart, Y-chromosomal Adam, is just as …
Continue ReadingNew and Surprising Information about Early Homo sapiens
The results of research carried out in Ethiopia have produced some fascinating new information about Homo sapiens during a relatively recent period of …
Continue ReadingThe Use of Genetics in Forensics – Matching Crime to the Criminal
This history of crime is as old as the history of mankind but the methods of searching for clues and criminals have been changing over the ages. Let …
Continue ReadingWhat is Gene Therapy? Altering Genes in the Human Body
Gene therapy is a technique that introduces an altered gene into a person’s body to carry out the work of a mulfunctioning gene. The procedure …
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