CHAPTER 6: Fundamentals of Genetics
- Mendel's Original Paper
- This is an English translation of the 1865 paper that started it all—the
one in which Gregor Mendel described the results of his breeding experiments
with garden peas. The hypertext links throughout the paper define genetic
terms and put Mendel's work in perspective.
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- Understanding Genetic Testing
- This site from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reviews
the basics of genetics, the causes of genetic disease, the benefits and
limitations of genetic testing, the links between genes and cancer, and
much more. There's loads of information.
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- Huntingtons Disease
- Read about genetic counsiling and the prediction of Huntington's Disease at this Access Excellence site.
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- Understanding Gene Testing
- This Access Excellence resource explains the obsticals that stad in the way of widespread genetic testing.
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