Human Genetics, 10th Edition, (Lewis)

Chapter 1: Overview of Genetics

Learning Outcomes


1.1

 

Introducing Genes

1.

  

Explain what genetics is, and what it is not.

2.

  

Distinguish between gene and genome.

3.

  

Define bioethics.

1.2

 

Levels of Genetics

4.

  

Describe the levels of genetics, from nucleic acids to chromosomes, to cells, body parts, families, and populations.

5.

  

Explain how genetics underlies evolution.

1.3

 

Genes and Their Environment

6.

  

Discuss how genes and environmental factors interact to sculpt traits.

7.

  

Define genetic determinism.

1.4

 

Applications of Genetics

8.

  

Provide examples of how genetics is used in identification of people, in health care, in agriculture, and in ecology.

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